Research Database

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September 2014
Bachelors, Divorcees, and Widowers: Does Marriage Protect Men from Type 2 Diabetes?
Researchers examined the role of marital status in the development of type 2 diabetes. Using prospective data from the Health Professionals Follow-up Study, researchers found that unmarried men (especially widowers) had an elevated risk of developing type 2 diabetes, when compared to married men (adjusting for other factors). This increased risk may be partially mediated by unfavorable changes in lifestyle, diet, and adiposity.
March 2014
TAKING THE TENSION OUT OF HYPERTENSION: A PROSPECTIVE STUDY OF PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING AND HYPERTENSION
This study examined the relationship between psychological well being (using measures of vitality and optimism) and hypertension, finding that high emotional vitality but not optimism significantly predicted a reduced risk of hypertension.

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