Seniors who neglect themselves, risking their own health and safety, tend to be individuals with limited social networks and little social engagement, according to a study by Rush University Medical Center.

The National Institutes of Health has awarded Rush University Medical Center approximately $5.5 million in grants to study how epigenetic changes – chemical modifications to genes that result from diet, aging, stress, or environmental exposures – define and contribute to memory formation and cognitive decline. Results from the studies could profoundly alter the way the [...]

Some ethnic minority patients rate certain aspects of their care more negatively than do white patients, according to research published on bmj.com today.

In patients with systemic lupus erythematosus, their race can affect how severe the disease will become, according to a new study.
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is the most common form of lupus a chronic inflammatory disease that can affect various parts of the body, especially the kidneys, joints, blood and nervous system.

Hospitals that treat more black cancer patients have worse survival rates on average for patients with breast and colon cancer, regardless of race, according to a new study from the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center.