Healthcare
Social Associations Per 10,000 residents
This is the total number of membership associations in a county divided by the population of the county. The associations include membership organizations such as civic organizations, bowling centers, golf clubs, fitness centers, sports organizations, religious organizations, political organizations, labor organizations, business organizations, and professional organizations. These associations are identified by NAICS codes 813410, 713950, 713910, 713940, 711211, 813110, 813940, 813930, 813910, and 813920.
Albany County Residents with Health Insurance
Cancer Rates vs Expected Cancer Rates, Capital Region
From the NYS Cancer Mapping Project. These numbers are adjusted based on "estimated" cancer risk, which is an average of the number of cancers state-wide, excluding New York City, based on age and gender of each block group. As they note, elevated cancer levels are based on many different factors, some are environmental while others are cultural, genetic and behavioral.
Obesity Rate by Zip Code
Adult Obesity in the Capital Region
What causes fainting? Scientists finally have an answer
Whether as a result of heat, hunger, standing for too long, or merely at the sight of blood or needles, 40% of people faint at least once in their lifetime.
But exactly what causes these brief losses of consciousness — which researchers call ‘syncope’ — has remained a mystery for cardiologists and neuroscientists for a long time.
Now, researchers have discovered a neural pathway, which involves a previously undiscovered group of sensory neurons that connect the heart to the brainstem. The study, published in Nature on 1 November1, shows that activating these neurons made mice became immobile almost immediately while displaying symptoms such as rapid pupil dilation and the classic eye-roll observed during human syncope.