Sibling

People who experienced the death of a sibling during childhood or early adulthood had a 17% greater risk for CVD, according to recent study findings.

The death of a sibling from any cause during childhood or early adulthood was associated with increased risks for overall or most type-specific CVDs, data from a Danish cohort show.

Patients with inflammatory bowel disease were nine times more likely to develop depression, and their unaffected siblings twice as likely to develop depression, according to a study in the Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

Specific phenotypes of autism spectrum disorder, including issues with visual processing, found in older siblings are likely predictors of ASD in younger siblings, according to a study published in the American Journal of Psychiatry.

Individuals who were bullied by their siblings in early adolescence had increased risk for poor mental health later in adolescence, according to a prospective longitudinal study in Journal of Youth and Adolescence.

Children with parents who have a sibling with ASD are at a higher risk for ASD compared with the general population, according to the results of a study published in Biological Psychiatry.

Among matched full and half siblings at high risk for major depression, those raised in adoptive homes had a significantly reduced risk compared with those raised in their home environment, according to findings of a high-risk home-reared and adopted-away co-sibling control study published in American Journal of Psychiatry.

Patients with atrial fibrillation may have significantly greater risk for ischemic stroke if they have a sibling who had a stroke, according to findings published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

Children aged younger than 8 years who did not have siblings were more likely to consume unhealthy foods and drinks than children of the same age group who had brothers and sisters, according to an analysis published in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior.