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A new study led by Chioun Lee, a University of California, Riverside associate professor of sociology, found that Black Americans trail white Americans when it comes to financial stability in midlife, which may impact brain health in old age. (Photo: Getty Images)

Black Americans: A link between cognitive health and financial instability

Racial minorities develop cognitive impairments, such as Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias at younger ages.

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | May 22, 2024 | Social Science / Education
A well-dressed man smokes a cigar

Smoking reduces wealth’s tendency to increase life expectancy

Smoking dominates other factors, including amount of wealth, in shortening lifespan

By Holly Ober | April 8, 2022 | Social Science / Education
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