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 ...

Reducing the risks of dementia starting as early as childhood could reduce the number of people living with dementia by nearly half, a new report by the Lancet Commission on dementia prevention, ...

Maggie O’Neill is a health writer and reporter based in New York who specializes in covering medical research and emerging wellness trends, with a focus on cancer and addiction. Prior to her time at ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

In a recent "Talking with U of M" question-and-answer, a University of Minnesota expert discusses risk factors of Alzheimer's disease and preventative factors. Participants in a walk to benefit ...

In a new dementia report published in The Lancet journal by researchers who are part of The Lancet Commission, two new modifiable risk factors have been identified: high cholesterol after 40 and ...

In a recent study published in the PLOS ONE Journal, researchers investigated how the effects of potentially modifiable risk factors on dementia vary among people of South Asian, Black, and White ...

At the end 2020, Health Affairs published a key, annual report highlighting ongoing growth in health care spending from a team at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. This research showed ...