Researchers at Mass General Brigham have identified 17 modifiable risk factors that stroke, dementia and late-life depression share, suggesting new hope for preventing these debilitating age-related ...

Modifiable risk factors such as obesity, smoking, lack of exercise, diabetes and hypertension are projected to be one of the main drivers of a steep rise in kidney cancer cases, doubling the amount ...

The researchers found that about 66.4% of women of reproductive age had at least 1 known modifiable risk factor. HealthDay News — About two-thirds of reproductive-aged women in the United States have ...

Treating and preventing correctable vision impairments could prevent up to 19% of dementia prevalence, according to a new study. Dementia prevention strategies should involve going over risk factors ...

Cancer remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, with risk determined by a combination of genetic predispositions and environmental or lifestyle factors. Increasingly, research has ...

In an analysis spanning 33 years, cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) remained the leading cause of disease burden and deaths globally, with nearly 80% of the burden being attributable to modifiable risk ...

Infectious outbreaks or antimicrobial resistance are often labelled as global health crises. Yet a quieter crisis has been ...

Objective Investigate prevention interventions and potential modifiable risk factors (MRFs) for female/woman/girl athletes’ spine, chest, abdominal or pelvic injury and/or pain. Design Systematic ...

Two of three women of childbearing age in the United States are at heightened risk for birth defects due to at least one environmental or lifestyle factor — but these factors are modifiable, new ...

Heart attacks and strokes rarely occur without warning. According to health data from more than 9 million adults in South ...