A recent study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, found that five common risk factors for heart disease could slash your life expectancy by more than a decade. Those risk factors ...

Two surprising new risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease are noted in a new study. Untreated vision loss and high levels of LDL cholesterol have been linked to a greater chance of developing the ...

Addressing even one of these risk factors, which range from high blood pressure to loneliness, can help with some of the others, researchers say. For instance, taking up biking to increase your ...

A new study identified 17 risk factors for stroke, dementia, and depression that are within your control. The risk factors ranged from health conditions to lifestyle choices, and one stood out as ...

“And because they share these overlapping risk factors, preventive efforts could lead to a reduction in the incidence of more than one of these diseases, which provides an opportunity to ...

Five classic risk factors for cardiovascular disease — high blood pressure, high cholesterol, obesity, diabetes, and smoking — at age 50 can reduce life expectancy by more than 10 years.

Five risk factors account for approximately 50% of the global burden of cardiovascular disease. How the presence or absence of classic risk factors affects lifetime estimates of cardiovascular ...

You’re not alone. Dementia can be scary. Understanding risk factors helps us take better steps to prevent it. Fortunately, ...

The five classic risk factors for cardiovascular disease are well known - smoking, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, and underweight or overweight/obesity. All increase the likelihood ...

Alzheimer’s disease risk factors and blood-based biomarkers, including those related to cardiovascular health and ATN (amyloid, tau, neurodegeneration), are associated with cognitive function in ...

Traditional risk factors were more strongly associated with stroke in men and women without a PFO. In contrast, nontraditional risk factors, such as blood clots in the veins, migraine with aura ...