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  2. Health among the Amish - Wikipedia

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    While the Amish are at an increased risk for some genetic disorders, researchers at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC – James) have found their tendency for clean living can lead to better health. Overall cancer rates in the Amish are 60 ...

  3. Inbreeding - Wikipedia

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    Inbreeding coefficients of various populations in Europe and Asia. Offspring of biologically related persons are subject to the possible effects of inbreeding, such as congenital birth defects. The chances of such disorders are increased when the biological parents are more closely related.

  4. Inbreeding depression - Wikipedia

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    Darwin's wife, Emma, was his first cousin, and he was concerned about the impact of inbreeding on his ten children, three of whom died at age ten or younger; three others had childless long-term marriages. [16] [17] [18] Humans do not seek to completely minimize inbreeding, but rather to maintain an optimal amount of inbreeding vs. outbreeding.

  5. List of causes of death by rate - Wikipedia

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    The causes listed are relatively immediate medical causes, but the ultimate cause of death might be described differently. For example, tobacco smoking often causes lung disease or cancer, and alcohol use disorder can cause liver failure or a motor vehicle accident. For statistics on preventable ultimate causes, see preventable causes of death.

  6. Birth defect - Wikipedia

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    Birth defects are divided into two main types: structural disorders in which problems are seen with the shape of a body part and functional disorders in which problems exist with how a body part works. [3] Functional disorders include metabolic and degenerative disorders. [3] Some birth defects include both structural and functional disorders. [3]

  7. Epidemiology of suicide - Wikipedia

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    For example, among 15–29 year olds, suicide is much more prominent; this being the fourth leading cause [1] of death within this age group. Suicide is a worldwide issue which is disproportionally affecting developed countries, with 23% of the total suicide rate despite having only 17% of global population. [1]

  8. Extinction vortex - Wikipedia

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    Inbreeding can lead to inbreeding depression within the population, and this can cause fewer offspring, more birth defects, more individuals prone to disease, decreased survival and reproduction (fitness), and decreased genetic diversity within the population.

  9. Birth Defects Research - Wikipedia

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    In January 2017, the journal was merged with Birth Defects Research Part B and Birth Defects Research Part C and given its present name Birth Defects Research. The Journal is the official publication of the Society for Birth Defects Research and Prevention. [5] According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2020 impact factor of 2 ...