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How do spatial patterns and environmental conditions shape mortality risks for neurological diseases?

Post published:25/03/2025
Post category:News Publications

A recent study by Janna Dinneweth and Sylvie Gadeyne has shed light on the complex relationships between air pollution, socioeconomic factors, and mortality rates for dementia and Parkinson's disease (PD). Their research is conducted at the municipality level and highlights the importance of considering spatial patterns in health outcomes. Using…

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Perception Matters: How our view of the environment affects mortality risk

Post published:20/03/2025
Post category:News Publications

It is well-known that air pollution, noise, and green spaces influence our health. But what about the way we perceive our living environment? A new study by Joachim Gotink and Sylvie Gadeyne shows that not only do objective environmental factors matter, but our personal perception of them also plays a role in…

New Insights into Breast Cancer and Education in Belgium

Post published:28/01/2025
Post category:Publications

Our colleague Joachim Gotink has published a paper exploring the intricate relationship between educational levels and breast cancer outcomes in Belgium. This comprehensive research, covering data from 2004 to 2013, offers unprecedented insights into how socioeconomic factors intersect with breast cancer incidence and survival rates. Key highlights of Joachim's research…

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New publication Espace, Populations Sociétés

Post published:09/12/2024
Post category:News Publications

We are delighted to announce the release of the issue titled "La mortalité selon les causes de décès : approches spatio-temporelles" in Espace Populations Sociétés. This issue, directed by Mélanie Bourguignon, Yoann Doignon, Thierry Eggerickx, Jean-Paul Sanderson, and Sophie Vanwambeke, showcases important research that delves into the spatial and temporal dimensions of mortality.…

Gowers, W.R. (1886-1888). A manual of diseases of the nervous system. London: J. & A. Churchill.

New publication – Socioeconomic Disparities in Neurodegenerative Disease Mortality

Post published:18/03/2024
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INEQKILL-researchers Janna Dinneweth and Sylvie Gadeyne investigate the association between socioeconomic position (SEP) and mortality from neurodegenerative diseases in this new publication. Discover what they found out. Abstract The article looks at the impact of income and education on dementia, parkinsonism, and motor neuron diseases (MNDs) calculating age-standardized mortality rates…

How citizen science drives urban history

Post published:10/01/2024
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The INEQKILL-researchers will use data from the S.O.S. Antwerpen citizen science project. S.O.S. Antwerpen gathered data of the Antwerp cause-of-death registers from 1820 to 1946. The project did so with the help of citizen scientists. INEQKILL-members Isabelle Devos and Sarah Heynssens, together with Angelique Janssens from the Amsterdam causes of…

New Publication – Social inequality in mortality beyond the age of 65 – The case of Belgium

Post published:07/03/2023
Post category:Publications

Social inequalities in mortality beyond the age of 65 are an important issue in the current context of population ageing, increased life expectancy and policies aimed at extending the legal retirement age. Members of the INEQKILL team just published an article looking into these inequalites in Belgium. They investigated if social inequalities in cause-specific mortality continue in old age, and if these inequalities evolved over the last decades (1992-96 vs. 2011-15). Read more about it on the post page.