Living in poorer neighborhoods tied to faster brain aging
Living in poorer neighborhoods is linked to higher risk of dementia and faster brain aging, according to new research.
People stay in disadvantaged neighborhoods for 2 reasons
Many people who live in disadvantaged neighborhoods stay for two reasons: They are stuck for economic reasons, and rooted for social ones.
1 in 5 households in Canada live in ‘energy poverty’
As many as one in five Canadian households can be considered to be in energy poverty. That may be more than face food insecurity.
1 in 5 households in Canada live in ‘energy poverty’
As many as one in five Canadian households can be considered to be in energy poverty. That may be more than face food insecurity.
Inflammation and poverty combo spikes mortality risk
People with chronic inflammation who live in poverty have an increased risk of dying from heart disease and cancer, researchers find.
US poverty has declined in recent years, even with the pandemic
Even through the pandemic, poverty has fallen by 27 percentage points since 1980, according to new research.
Haitian migrant workers struggle to manage diabetes
A new study identifies factors that hinder diabetes self-management among Haitian migrants working in sugar cane fields in the Dominican Republic.
Maternal health risks increase where rent is high
New research links high rent relative to income with life-threatening risks to maternal health during labor and delivery.
Get the rich, not the poor, to live sustainably
Although remedying poverty would have an impact on the environment, but it’s the world’s wealthiest people who do the most damage.
Survey: ‘Transportation insecurity’ plagues 1 in 4 US adults
More than a quarter of US adults experience “transportation insecurity,” meaning they have no way to get from place to place in a safe or timely manner.