For all three outcomes -- dementia, stroke, and late-life depression -- the median follow-up was 12.5 years. During follow-up ...

The following is a summary of the study titled “Associations Between Modifiable Risk Factors and Constipation: A ...

Drinking alcohol is one of the top risk factors—and yet doctors ... Addressing 14 modifiable risk factors, starting in childhood and continuing throughout life, could prevent or delay nearly ...

The study notes that while "prostate cancer is the most common caner among men in the United States . . . modifiable risk ...

Modifiable risk factors such as smoking were linked to about 40 percent of U.S. adult cancer cases in 2019, according to a recent study led by the American Cancer Society. The study, published in ...

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Researchers determine the differential risk of dementia among men and women based on the presence of obstructive sleep apnea.

Breast cancer is among the most common malignant tumors affecting women worldwide, arising from a complex mix of genetic, ...

“To our knowledge, this is the first evidence that PTSD is a modifiable risk factor, albeit a modest one, for some adverse diabetes outcomes such as microvascular complications,” said Jeffrey Scherrer ...

Breast cancer takes a major toll on Caribbean women. They are commonly diagnosed at a younger age than women in the U.S., and ...

Last summer, a team of experts from around the world concluded that almost half of all dementia is preventable. Modifiable risk factors include: level of education, hearing loss in middle age, ...

Being a "weekend warrior" -- engaging in exercise once or twice per week -- may be as beneficial as regular sessions in decreasing the risk of cognitive decline that often leads to dementia, a new ...