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PopDigests

PopDigests are short, comprehensive summaries of research results with a link to the original publication (if accessible online). This allows population experts and other interested audiences to be able to easily access information to the latest research results. 

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Every year, millions of people decide to leave their homes and move to Europe for many and varied reasons. But what happens to their health after the migration as they grow old in another country? Su Yeon Jang, together with Anna Oksuzyan, Mikko Myrskylä, Frank van Lenthe and Silvia Loi, explored this question in their latest paper.

Every year, millions of people decide to leave their homes and move to Europe for many and varied reasons. But what happens to their health after the migration as they grow old in another country? Su Yeon Jang, together with Anna Oksuzyan, Mikko Myrskylä, Frank van Lenthe and Silvia Loi, explored this question in their latest paper.

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Migrant journeys are complex and can be unpredictable. Migration routes can change, sometimes rapidly. This creates challenges for policy and for computer simulations of migrant routes. Researchers have identified four crucial factors for migration modelling – and they caution against oversimplifying reality.

Jakub Bijak, Souhila Belabbas and Ariana Modirrousta-Galian have identified four crucial factors for migration modelling – and they caution against oversimplifying reality.

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In their cohort study published in the Lancet Public Health, Juha Luukkonen et al. assessed whether being legally able to purchase alcohol at younger age was associated with later alcohol-attributable morbidity and mortality.

In their study published in the Lancet Public Health, Juha Luukkonen et al. assessed whether legally purchasing alcohol at a younger age was associated with later alcohol-attributable morbidity and mortality.