Abstract. Despite extensive research on self-rated health (SRH), the extent to which mental health contributes to SRH and whether this relationship varies

Background: Rising rates of young people Not in Education, Employment, or Training (NEET) in the UK have recently coincided with declining youth physical and mental health but no study has asked wheth...

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AbstractBackground. Population ageing is accompanied by a rise in complex multimorbidity, i.e. the co-occurrence of two or more chronic or acute conditions

We are recruiting a talented researcher for a 4-year (48 months) PhD at the Health & Society Research Unit (HSRU) at the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB).

In this registry study, Jacques Wels and Natasia Hamarat use data on all cases of euthanasia in Belgium between 2002-2023 to assess trends in assisted dying for patients with psychiatric disorders and...

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Selon une étude publiée dans une revue de référence, l’augmentation de l’euthanasie observée en Belgique depuis sa légalisation s’explique essentiellement par le vieillissement de la population.

Writing in The Conversation, Dr Jacques Wels (UCL MRC Unit for Lifelong Health & Ageing) explores Belgium’s euthanasia trends and the lessons that can be learned, from regulation to the importance of ...

What two decades of euthanasia in Belgium really tell us.

This cross-sectional study examines patterns in euthanasia incidence and prevalence in Belgium since its legalization in 2002.

Objective To estimate the proportions of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and all-cause dementia burden attributable to the common risk alleles ε3 and ε4 in the APOE gene Design Genetic association analyses i...

Introduction Following the acute phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, a record number of people became economically inactive in the UK. We investigated the association between coronavirus infection and sub...