2025-09-19

Department of Public Health Sciences

Early life shapes lifelong health inequalities

Research in public health sciences from Stockholm University shows that childhood conditions impact on health of women during adulthood and old age. The research project “Developmental Origins of Women’s Health” highlights the need for policies that target early life conditions to break cycles of disadvantage and improve population health across generations.

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2025-09-01

Department of Public Health Sciences

New Study Challenges the One-Sided Stigmatizing View of Addiction

Drug and alcohol use is not always purely destructive. A new study from the Department of Public Health Sciences at Stockholm University shows that, before turning harmful, they sometimes boost people’s ability to work, cope, or feel whole. Understanding these early “benefits” could help reduce stigma and improve treatment.

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2025-08-29

Department of Public Health Sciences

Generous Parental Leave Reduces the Risk of Mental Illness – But Many Are Left Behind

A generous and well-paid parental leave can reduce the risk of mental illness among new parents. However, according to a new doctoral thesis at Stockholm University and Karolinska Institutet, many people with prior health problems are excluded from the most advantageous benefits – often just when they need support the most. This is shown in a new thesis in public health science that Amy Heshmati at the CHESS research centre (a collaboration between Stockholm University and Karolinska Institutet) will defend on Friday, 22 August.

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