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What Your Birth Order May Say About Your Health, Wealth, And IQ
If you grew up with siblings, you might have noticed your family either adhering to or defying birth order tropes – think “the responsible eldest daughter” or “the invisible middle child”.As it turns out, scientists reckon birth order might actually affect your health, wealth, and even IQ. Here’s what the research says: How does birth order affect wealth, IQ, health, and more?Some data suggest that first-borns are 13% less likely to smoke than f…
Even siblings born to the same parents and raised in the same household may not have the same physical constitution or health condition. A research team led by Benjamin Kramer of the University of Chicago investigated the relationship between birth order and disease diagnostic tendencies in over 10 million pairs of siblings included in U.S. commercial health insurance data. Read more...
Birth Order May Influence Your Disease Risk Later in Life
Many families wonder whether birth order shapes personality, intelligence or success. A new study suggests it may also be linked to certain health conditions. The research, published in Nature Health, found that first-born and second-born children showed small but measurable differences in their chances of being diagnosed with a range of diseases later in life. […] The post Birth Order May Influence Your Disease Risk Later in Life appeared first…
Birth Order Linked to Varying Health Risks, Large Study Finds
A large-scale study has found that birth order may be linked to varying health risks among siblings. Researchers analyzed extensive data, revealing notable differences that could influence medical understanding and family health discussions.
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