Michał Słupski

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Researchers studied data from ~1 million Danish children born 1980 - 2000, with family income measured when they were 5, 10 and 15.
Mental health was monitored from the age of 15 until a mental disorder diagnosis, or until 2016.
25.2% of children born in lowest income families developed clinically diagnosed mental disorders, compared to 13.5% of those born into highest incomes.
The longer children lived in low-income families, the greater their risk of mental disorders later on.
Study authors suggest that prevention of such disorders should start in childhood, and low-income families should get support.

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Meta-analysis of 175 studies shows that having an open and flexible mind might be the key to better, stronger relationships.
Positive relationship characteristics were linked with people being open to experiences good and bad, and dealing with emotions in a healthy way.
Relationships are worse when people avoid their feelings, get stuck in them, lose track of long-term goals and deep priorities, and get easily derailed by setbacks.

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Researchers find that having a growth mindset of interest leads to better ideas, which might increase people’s chances in the increasingly difficult job market.
This mindset is based on believing that interests can change and be developed, as opposed to a fixed interest mindset that is based on the idea of a “calling”.
The problems in the world are increasingly complex and require interdisciplinary expertise to solve.
Cultivating a growth interest mindset can help people acquire broad expertise and lead to better jobs and greater career success.

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Researchers find that the gut may be helpful in diagnosing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and it may be a target for treating the disease.
The lung microbiome is a contributing factor in COPD, and it turns out that the gut microbiome is also connected to the development of the disease.
Comparing stool samples from COPD patients and healthy people, study authors found major differences.
This means that stool samples could be used to diagnose COPD, and that treating the gut microbiome could help treat lung disease.
More than 3 million people die because of COPD every year.

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Researchers studied 242 patients (under 60 and over 60 years old) who attended a weight-loss programme, most of them morbidly obese.
Results show no differences between age groups, proving that weight loss is as important for older people - even more so - as for younger people.
The programme was based on lifestyle-based changes - diet, physical activity and psychological support - and showed similar results regardless of age.
People often don’t care about weight loss in older people, and this study shows that it’s a very harmful perspective to adopt.

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