Background This study examined the independent effects of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and social support on ...

Background Education attainment can improve life expectancy and guide healthy behaviours throughout an entire lifetime. A nationwide longitudinal study of the association of education status with the ...

Background Declines in employment protection may have disproportionate effects on employment opportunities of workers with low education and poorer health. This study investigates the impact of ...

Background The beneficial effect of physical activity (PA) on mental health in adults is well established, but less is known about this relationship in children. We examine associations between ...

Methods Participants were 2,698 girls from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children, a prospective birth cohort study in the South West of England. Exposures were self-reported menstrual ...

Background Social cohesion has a potential protective effect against depression, but evidence for Central and Eastern Europe is lacking. We investigated the prospective association between social ...

Background Poorer colorectal cancer survival in the UK than in similar countries may be partly due to delays in the care pathway. To address this, cancer waiting time targets were established. We ...

An epidemic often begins as a whisper—in barnyards, wetlands or milking parlours—long before its roar reaches emergency briefings and policy halls. As seen with H5N1 in early 2025, dismissing these ...

This essay examines key aspects of social relationships that were disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. It focuses explicitly on relational mechanisms of health and brings together theory and emerging ...

Background Frailty is an age-related health condition affecting an estimated 18% of older adults in Europe and past evidence has shown a relationship between socioeconomic factors and frailty. We ...

Background There is growing research into the effects of psychological and social factors such as loneliness and isolation on cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, it is unclear whether individuals ...