The US Secretary of Health and Human Services insists he will soon announce the "cause" of autism, but setting a fixed ...

Six in 10 dementia caregivers report having at least 1 modifiable risk factor that could increase their own chances of developing dementia.

This study adds to a growing body of research. Scientists issue warning over new factor that can increase pneumonia risk: 'May occur through daily behaviors' first appeared on The Cool Down.

The three lifestyle factors putting a million UK adults at risk of dying early - Three factors could cut 20 years from a ...

Objective: To examine whether aggressive risk factor modification in chronic kidney disease (CKD) can limit the development of new ischaemia or reduce cardiac events. Methods: Patients with CKD were ...

Introduction Violence against women (VAW) affects one in three women globally. In some countries, women are at much higher risk. We examined risk factors for VAW in countries with the highest 12-month ...

Prenatal exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), a ubiquitous class of chemicals, is associated with adverse outcomes such as pre-eclampsia, low infant birth weight, and later-life ...

A recent meta-analysis has shown that loneliness and social isolation are risk factors for coronary heart disease and stroke.1 These latest findings, specific to cardiovascular outcomes, are ...

Objective We aimed to describe the associations of age and sex with the risk of COVID-19 in different severity stages ranging from infection to death. Design Systematic review and meta-analysis. Data ...

Objective This study aimed to examine rheumatoid arthritis (RA) risk associated with hormonal and reproductive factors in women from the large cohort of the UK Biobank.Methods Data on hormonal and ...

Among older adults, 32% of dementia cases were attributed to audiometry-measured hearing loss. Approximately one-third of dementia cases may be attributed to audiometric-measured hearing loss ...

Background Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are at increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). The extent to which the excess CVD risk is captured by risk factors in ...