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Study finds memory, mental health of people with epilepsy linked with neig
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
According to new research, people with epilepsy who live in disadvantaged neighbourhoods with higher poverty rates and fewer educational and employment opportunities may be more likely to have memory, thinking, and mental health problems than people with epilepsy who live in less disadvantag
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Study reveals your neighbourhood may affect your brain health
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 20 (ANI): Middle-age and older people living in more disadvantaged neighbourhoods -- areas with higher poverty levels and fewer educational and employment opportunities--had more brain shrinkage on brain scans and showed a faster decline on cognitive tests than people
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Disadvantaged neighbourhood kids more likely to be obese as adults: Study
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 28 (ANI): Children who grow up in disadvantaged neighbourhoods are nearly one-third more likely to experience obesity as adults, reveals a study.
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Smartphone tracking shows fear affects where youth spend time
Updated : 8 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 14 (ANI): Teenagers spend less than an hour in disadvantaged neighbourhoods that locals consider dangerous, but they don't usually listen to their parents' fears about safety, says a study that used smartphones to track kids.
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