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Childhood poverty and/or parental mental illness may double teens’ risk of violence and police contact

These kids more likely to carry/use weapons and get on wrong side of the law by age of 17 Factors may explain nearly third of UK teen weapon issues + quarter of police contact cases Living with persistent poverty and/or parental mental illness throughout childhood may double the risk of ...

Irregular sleep-wake cycle linked to heightened risk of major cardiovascular events

Clocking up recommended nightly hours of sleep doesn’t offset these risks, study shows An irregular sleep-wake cycle is associated with a heightened risk of major cardiovascular events, such as heart attack and stroke, even for those who clock up the recommended nightly hours of shut-eye, finds research published online in ...

More green space linked to fewer preventable deaths in most deprived areas of UK

Provision lowest in most deprived neighbourhoods in 3 of the 4 UK nations Green space investment might be key preventive public health strategy, say researchers  The provision of just 1% more green space in the most deprived urban neighbourhoods in 3 out of the 4 UK nations may be linked ...

Around 40% of postmenopausal hormone positive breast cancers linked to excess body fat

Proportion much higher than that assessed with widely used measure (BMI) Real impact of obesity on risk has likely been underestimated, say researchers Around 40% of postmenopausal hormone positive breast cancer cases may be linked to excess body fat, suggests Spanish research published online in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community ...

Just 1-2 cigarettes/day before or during pregnancy linked to major newborn health problems

Adds to evidence for would-be mums to stub out smoking, say researchers Even light smoking of just 1-2 cigarettes a day either before or at any time during pregnancy is significantly associated with major health problems in the newborn, finds research published online in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health. ...

Reducing child poverty in England would significantly boost child health and narrow health inequalities

It would cut infant deaths, numbers of children in care, hospital admissions Likely have other beneficial knock-on effects on local authority and health services Most deprived regions, especially in the North East, stand to benefit the most Renewed efforts to reduce child poverty in England between now and 2033, such ...

Poorer teen mental ability linked to as much as tripling in stroke risk before age of 50

Associations held after factoring in diabetes and limiting age of first stroke up to 40 Assessments beyond traditional stroke risk factors now needed, suggest researchers A lower level of mental ability during the teenage years may be linked to as much as a tripling in the risk of having a ...

Private school and/or ‘higher status’ university education linked to better mid-life health

Alongside level of education reached, institution type may also be influential say researchers  A private (fee-paying) school and/or a ‘higher status’ (Russell Group*) university education may be linked to better mid-life health—at least in the UK—suggests research published online in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health. Alongside the level of ...

Pedestrians may be twice as likely to be hit by electric/hybrid cars as petrol/diesel ones

Risk greater in urban areas, finds study of casualty rates in Great Britain 2013-17 Mitigation of this hazard needed amid phase-out of fossil-fuelled vehicles, urge researchers Pedestrians may be twice as likely to be hit by an electric or hybrid car as those powered by petrol or diesel, finds a ...

Men at greater risk of major health effects of diabetes than women

Cases of cardiovascular, leg/foot, kidney complications, and eye disease all higher in men Sex differences in complication rates persist regardless of disease duration Men are at greater risk than women of the major health effects of diabetes (types 1 and 2), suggests a long term study published online in ...

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