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Going to the cinema, theatre or a museum may slow down physiological ageing

Greater cultural engagement can improve blood pressure and other health markers Promoting cultural activities may help support healthy ageing in older adults Higher levels of cultural engagement are significantly associated with lower physiological ageing, suggests an analysis published online in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. Ageing is universal but ...

Lower thresholds for help seeking and/or changes in diagnostic practice may explain rise in young people’s service use for mental health issues

Rather than increase in worsening psychological ill health, Norwegian study suggests Strongest rise seen for symptoms of anxiety and depression, not actual disorders Lower thresholds for seeking medical help and/or changes in diagnostic practice, rather than a true increase in worsening psychological ill health, may help to explain the rise ...

School spending cuts linked to poorer GCSE grades among 16 year olds in England

Impact more noticeable in areas of socioeconomic disadvantage Policy reform to bridge historical funding gap didn’t staunch declining attainment School spending cuts are linked to poorer GCSE grades achieved by 16 year olds in England, finds an analysis of local authority spend on each pupil between 2014-15 and 2022-23, and ...

The more siblings you have the easier it may be to cope with parental death in midlife

Mental health drug purchases lower among those with more siblings after mother’s death Having more brothers and sisters may make it easier to cope with the death of a parent, in midlife, particularly when it’s the mother who dies, suggests research published online in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community ...

Preparing a home cooked meal at least once a week may cut older people’s dementia risk by 30%

This risk may be 70% lower in novice cooks with few culinary skills, study suggests  Preparing a home cooked meal at least once a week may cut older people’s risk of dementia by 30%, suggests research published online in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health.  And this risk may be ...

Detection of bowel cancer marker in wastewater may offer new early warning system

Could help target areas for cost-effective, practical community screening, say researchers Detection of a bowel cancer marker (CDH1) in wastewater may offer a new community level early warning system for the disease, suggests a proof of concept study published online in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health. Wastewater surveillance could ...

Pollen exposure linked to poorer exam results taken at the end of secondary school

Effects strongest for subjects involving maths, including physics and chemistry Recognition needed of this and its potential impact on future prospects, say researchers Pollen exposure is linked to poorer exam results taken at the end of secondary (high) school (matriculation), with the effects especially noticeable in subjects involving maths, including ...

Living in substandard housing linked to kids’ missed schooling and poor grades

Improving their living conditions may benefit both health and exam results, say researchers Children living in substandard housing in England miss 15 more school days and achieve worse test scores in English and maths than their peers living in better quality housing, suggests research published online in the Journal of Epidemiology ...

2025-12-17T09:56:49+00:0017 December 2025|Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, Press release|
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