• Hypertension , obesity , diabetes, and other common dementia risk factors have a greater impact on dementia risk in South Asian and Black individuals compared to White individuals, a new study found. (medscape.com)
  • Lifestyle, increased caloric consumption, increased obesity and lack of exercise might also be factors. (azpbs.org)
  • Possible risk factors for early-onset cancer included alcohol consumption, sleep deprivation, smoking, obesity, and eating highly processed foods. (scitechdaily.com)
  • Risk factors such as highly processed foods, sugary beverages, obesity, type 2 diabetes, sedentary lifestyle, and alcohol consumption have all significantly increased since the 1950s, which researchers speculate has accompanied an altered microbiome. (scitechdaily.com)
  • Researchers are studying obesity and other possible risk factors for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. (daviddarling.info)
  • In an analysis of data from the United Organ Sharing Network (UNOS), age, obesity, diabetes, and hypertension were associated with an increased risk of a liver being discarded, Dr. Eric Orman of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and colleagues reported during a press briefing at Digestive Disease Week here. (go.com)
  • They estimated that in 2010, 44 percent of discards were due to increased age, 9 percent to obesity, 5 percent to diabetes, and 5 percent to hypertension. (go.com)
  • The other six factors tied to dementia risk were high blood pressure and obesity in midlife, and the combination of depression, physical inactivity, social isolation and diabetes in people older than 65. (livescience.com)
  • Alongside other factors, the trend has led to an increase in both obesity and chronic diseases. (spiritualityhealth.com)
  • But certain factors increase your likelihood of developing this incurable disease. (healthline.com)
  • Age appears to be a factor, with your likelihood of developing long COVID increasing up to the age of 70. (abc.net.au)
  • Researchers have identified certain risk factors that increase the likelihood of developing complex sleep apnea. (sleepapnea.org)
  • Several researchers have pointed out that economic hardship can raise the likelihood of suicide in people that are already vulnerable due to factors like depression and other mental illnesses. (business2community.com)
  • The lines are drawn there not because alcohol-related problems suddenly kick in, but because research shows that when people drink in those amounts, the likelihood of having an alcohol-related problem increases (the NIAAA also uses the term "at-risk" drinking). (baltimoresun.com)
  • In addition, the likelihood that an egg will contain an extra copy of chromosome 21 increases significantly as a woman ages. (specialolympics.org)
  • But when girls reach puberty, their likelihood of getting migraines increases. (sciencealert.com)
  • The NIMH suggests that genetic family history can increase the likelihood of mental health conditions as specific genes and gene variants put a person at higher risk. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • With the goal of prevention, a new study of children and teens with autism spectrum disorders found five risk factors that are significantly associated with an increased likelihood of seeking inpatient psychiatric care. (brown.edu)
  • Researchers have found two classes of genes related to Alzheimer's. (healthline.com)
  • Researchers have found an especially strong correlation between high blood pressure in middle age and the chances of later developing the disease. (healthline.com)
  • British researchers found symptoms of long COVID are more frequently reported by women, those with poor health before the pandemic, and those aged 50 to 60 years. (abc.net.au)
  • Newswise - As the COVID-19 pandemic lingers, researchers have found associations between certain lifestyle factors and a person's risk of getting infected. (newswise.com)
  • They found that in women ages 65 and older, those who drank moderately lived longer than those who never drank. (livescience.com)
  • Men ages 50 to 64 who drank also lived longer than those who never drank, the researchers found. (livescience.com)
  • It's possible that previous studies have found health benefits among light drinkers because researchers compared them with a group including both former- and never-drinkers, instead of just never-drinkers, he said. (livescience.com)
  • In addition, the researchers found increased deposits of δ-catenin in lens tissue obtained from autopsy-confirmed Alzheimer's cases but not from subjects lacking Alzheimer's-associated neuropathology. (sciencedaily.com)
  • The study found that the incidence of early onset cancers has dramatically increased since about 1990. (scitechdaily.com)
  • We found that this risk is increasing with each generation. (scitechdaily.com)
  • Surprisingly, researchers found that while adult sleep duration hasn't drastically changed over the past several decades, children are getting far less sleep today than they were decades ago. (scitechdaily.com)
  • Previous studies found that young maternal age is a strong risk factor for gastroschisis, but other factors, such as prescription opioid use, might also be associated. (cdc.gov)
  • Researchers linked opioid prescription data with gastroschisis data and found a higher prevalence of gastroschisis where opioid prescriptions rates were high. (cdc.gov)
  • Some studies have found an increased risk of lymphoma in people with hepatitis C virus. (daviddarling.info)
  • SAN DIEGO -- Increases in factors associated with fatty liver disease may be leading clinicians to discard more donated organs, researcher found. (go.com)
  • The investigators found that targeting nine risk factors could slash the worldwide number of dementia cases by 35 percent. (livescience.com)
  • For example, if all young people continued their education past age 15, the number of dementia cases would be reduced by 8 percent, the researchers found. (livescience.com)
  • And if all smokers older than 65 quit smoking , the number of dementia cases would be reduced by 5 percent, the researchers found. (livescience.com)
  • The study published in the PLOS Medicine journal entitled, "Healthy lifestyle and life expectancy in people with multimorbidity in the UK Biobank: A longitudinal cohort study," found that those who have two or more of the 36 known chronic conditions like asthma, hypertension, cancer, depression, diabetes, and migraine, had increased lifespan because they engaged in a healthy lifestyle. (ibtimes.co.uk)
  • The team found out that men's longevity was increased by 6.3 years, and women for up to 7.6 years because of a healthy lifestyle. (ibtimes.co.uk)
  • Yogini Chudasama, statistician, and epidemiologist at Leicester's Diabetes Research Center stated that in the study, they found how abstinence from smoking increases an individual's life expectancy for up to seven years. (ibtimes.co.uk)
  • When analyzed further, researchers found that individuals with decreased or significant loss of smell had increased risk of developing significant depressive symptoms at longitudinal follow-up than those in the normal olfaction group. (news-medical.net)
  • The researchers found that, in addition to advanced age, having a spouse with dementia was significantly correlated with individuals' increased risk for developing the disease themselves. (time.com)
  • Breast cancer is mostly found in older men, but it can happen at any age. (lbbc.org)
  • Many cases of male breast cancer are found in men between the ages of 68 and 71. (lbbc.org)
  • Researchers found that contagious yawning may decrease as people age. (psychologytoday.com)
  • However, researchers at The Duke Center for Human Genome Variation found that contagious yawning may decrease as people age and may not be associated with empathy. (psychologytoday.com)
  • In a study of about 30 6- to 15-year-olds with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), the Connecticut researchers found that children with ASD were less likely to yawn contagiously than their typically developing peers. (psychologytoday.com)
  • The researchers found that certain individuals were less susceptible to contagious yawns than others. (psychologytoday.com)
  • A major part of this trend is due to the fact that women have been postponing childbirth for increasing lengths of time, the authors have found. (eurekalert.org)
  • A form of gene therapy currently used to treat Parkinson's disease may dramatically reduce alcohol use among chronic heavy drinkers, researchers at Oregon Health & Science University and institutions across the country have found. (lifeboat.com)
  • Already used in clinical trials to treat Parkinson's disease, OHSU researchers found surgical treatment dramatically reduced chronic heavy drinking. (lifeboat.com)
  • Researchers have found that smoking causes chromosomal damage and speeds up aging. (medicaldaily.com)
  • Although happiness may vary between people based on personal experiences, the researchers found that life satisfaction - one of the factors that determines happiness - decreases after the age of nine and increases between the ages of 70 and 96. (medicaldaily.com)
  • Meanwhile, studies have found that alternatives to driving can lead to increased drinking. (nextgov.com)
  • Researchers at the New England Research Institutes found a link between frequency of sexual activity and heart-disease risk among men. (stanford.edu)
  • The researchers found that there was an increasing risk of cardiovascular disease with decreasing frequency of reported sexual activity. (stanford.edu)
  • In a study involving more than 22,000 people with MS , published on June 28 in the journal Nature , the international team of researchers found that the variant is located between two genes - DYSF and ZNF638. (everydayhealth.com)
  • The researchers found that being female increased the risk of low mental health status by nearly 4 times. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • Additionally, several significant risk factors were found to be associated with the development of glaucoma in study participants. (nih.gov)
  • The researchers also found a relationship between the emergence of that modular structure and a person's performance on tests of executive function. (eurekalert.org)
  • Many studies have found that giving birth, especially at an early age, lowers the risk of breast cancer. (ewtn.com)
  • They found that the risk for cataract was more than fivefold greater among diabetes patients aged 45 to 54 years. (medscape.com)
  • Researchers have studied a number of genetic and environmental factors to determine if they change a person's risk of developing RA. (cdc.gov)
  • They also increase a person's risk of lymphoma in the stomach lining. (daviddarling.info)
  • Human T-cell leukemia/lymphoma virus (HTLV-1): Infection with HTLV-1 increases a person's risk of lymphoma and leukemia. (daviddarling.info)
  • More research is needed to clarify exactly why and how each of these factors impacts a person's dementia risk, the researchers said. (livescience.com)
  • However, when it comes to the link between education and dementia, previous research has suggested that more education may increase a person's cognitive reserve - that is, the mind's resilience to brain damage that aging may inflict - the researchers said. (livescience.com)
  • Poorer sense of smell was associated with an increased chance of a participant falling into the moderate or high depressive symptoms groups, meaning that the worse a person's sense of smell, the higher their depressive symptoms. (news-medical.net)
  • Social and financial circumstances, adverse childhood experiences, biological factors, and underlying medical conditions can all shape a person's mental health. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • They could also lead to the identification of biomarkers of abnormal brain development that could predict a person's risk for psychosis and major mood disorders, the researchers say. (eurekalert.org)
  • The researchers looked at surveys from about 53,000 participants, and over the course of the six- to 10-year study, about 8,300 people died. (livescience.com)
  • The researchers divided the participants into groups by sex and age to examine the association between alcohol consumption and death during the study. (livescience.com)
  • All survey participants ages 2-69 years were eligible. (cdc.gov)
  • Participants were 45-84 years of age and free of clinical cardiovascular disease at enrollment (n = 6814). (cdc.gov)
  • Using four lifestyle factors namely, smoking, diet, alcohol consumption, and leisure-time physical activity, the researchers determined how these will impact the participants' longevity. (ibtimes.co.uk)
  • The study used data gathered from 2,125 participants in a federal government study known as the Health, Aging and Body Composition Study (Health ABC). (news-medical.net)
  • Researchers from Xiangya Hospital, Changsha, Hunan, China, conducted a prospective cohort study involving 273,190 participants from the UK Biobank to delve into the links between individual reproductive factors and the risk of developing lung cancer . (news-medical.net)
  • The participants were enrolled in the Health and Retirement Study , a national survey of health and economic circumstances of adults aged 50 and older. (medscape.com)
  • The average age of participants in the study was 82 years, and 69% were women. (medscape.com)
  • The only independent factor that significantly influenced contagious yawning was age: as age increased, participants were less likely to yawn. (psychologytoday.com)
  • Conducted on 945 people between 55 and 80 years of age in Spain's autonomous Valencian Community, the study showed that when fish was included in the diet, participants had lower glucose concentrations in their body and a smaller risk of developing diabetes. (spiritualityhealth.com)
  • Participants who consumed nine or more portions of ultra-processed foods daily had a 49% increased risk of depression compared to those who consumed less than four portions a day. (medicaldaily.com)
  • Researchers noted that 4.4 percent of the study participants who received the eye drops developed glaucoma within five years. (nih.gov)
  • Doctors should take into account several factors, including the simple fact that 90 percent of participants in the observation group did not develop glaucoma within the five-year study period. (nih.gov)
  • As expected, executive function improved markedly in study participants with age. (eurekalert.org)
  • The mean age of the participants was 60.1 years. (medscape.com)
  • It was observed that 64.8% of participants were women with a mean age of 43.9±15.1 years. (bvsalud.org)
  • In June 2020, 25% of surveyed adults aged 18-24 years reported experiencing suicidal ideation related to the pandemic in the past 30 days ( 2 ). (cdc.gov)
  • For the study, researchers asked 1,923 adults aged 20 to 80 living in China how often they drank tea and what type of tea they preferred whether green, black, dark or another type. (msdmanuals.com)
  • APOE -e4 coupled with a family history of the disease significantly increases your risk. (healthline.com)
  • In addition, lifestyle and environmental factors can combine with age-related factors to significantly decrease fertility. (nih.gov)
  • By employing statistical analysis techniques, the researchers were able to isolate risk factors that were independently and significantly associated with the risk of hospitalization. (brown.edu)
  • The programme significantly improved patients' knowledge and beliefs about glaucoma and their practices and expectations concerning eye care. (who.int)
  • Your chance of developing osteoarthritis increases with age. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Some people inherit genetic changes that increase their chance of developing osteoarthritis. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Being a woman increases your chance of developing osteoarthritis. (alive.com)
  • Researchers believe there isn't a single cause of Alzheimer's disease, but rather a combination of genetic, environmental, and lifestyle risk factors. (healthline.com)
  • Researchers still aren't sure exactly what causes Alzheimer's disease. (healthline.com)
  • In a recent study, researchers identified a gene linking age-related cataracts and Alzheimer's disease. (sciencedaily.com)
  • In a recent study, investigators at Boston University Schools of Medicine (BUSM) and Public Health (BUSPH) identified a gene linking age-related cataracts and Alzheimer's disease. (sciencedaily.com)
  • To establish a more direct link of δ-catenin to Alzheimer's disease, the researchers transfected into neuronal cells δ-catenin bearing a mutation near the location of the top-associated SNPs and observed a significant and specific increase in the toxic form of amyloid β, the protein that aggregates in Alzheimer brains and thought to be central to development of the disorder. (sciencedaily.com)
  • The single biggest risk factor for Alzheimer's Disease is age followed by family history as the next biggest risk factor. (rochester.edu)
  • Researchers have identified certain genes that are associated with an increase in the risk for developing Alzheimer's Disease. (rochester.edu)
  • 2017) Alzheimer's disease: Promoting health and independence for an aging population. (rochester.edu)
  • Approximately 6.5 million Americans aged 65 years or older have Alzheimer's disease or another form of dementia, according to the researchers. (medscape.com)
  • As of 2006, an estimated 26 million people worldwide had Alzheimer's disease - a figure that some researchers expect to quadruple by 2050. (time.com)
  • However, researchers have started to explore whether women may be at a higher risk for Alzheimer's due to biological or genetic differences, regardless of age. (healthline.com)
  • The study sought to identify potential risk factors and further analyze their impact on specific subgroups, including age, smoking status, body mass index (BMI), genetic risk, and histological subtypes. (news-medical.net)
  • Stratified analysis revealed that some reproductive factors, especially early menopause, shortened reproductive span, and early age at first birth, displayed a substantially stronger association with elevated lung cancer risk, particularly non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), in populations with high genetic susceptibility and detrimental behaviors. (news-medical.net)
  • The researchers at Duke are planning to study potential genetic influences that contribute to contagious yawning. (psychologytoday.com)
  • For the first time ever, researchers have identified a genetic variant that may help predict faster symptom progression - and thus, more rapid declines in mobility and independence - in people with multiple sclerosis (MS) . (everydayhealth.com)
  • Previous studies have identified genetic factors that determine the risk for developing MS , most of which were related to immune function, [but] this study shows that different genetic factors determine disease outcome, namely factors that affect the nervous system's ability to compensate for damage," notes Jeffrey Cohen, MD , a neurologist and director of the Cleveland Clinic's Mellen Center for MS Treatment . (everydayhealth.com)
  • These genetic factors could be used to predict outcome - or prognosis - to help determine how aggressive disease therapy needs to be," adds Dr. Cohen, who wasn't part of the Nature study. (everydayhealth.com)
  • Cite this: Ethnicity Increases Impact of Common Dementia Risk Factors - Medscape - Oct 24, 2023. (medscape.com)
  • He and his colleagues controlled for potential confounding factors like socioeconomic status, age, gender and ethnicity. (newswise.com)
  • Everyone is at some risk of developing a mental health disorder, regardless of age, sex, income, or ethnicity. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • This finding held even after researchers controlled for known diabetes risk factors, including age, ethnicity, weight, smoking status, family history of diabetes and regular exercise. (msdmanuals.com)
  • The purpose of this study was to explore the differences between the prevalence and impact factors of adolescent dissociative symptoms (ADSs) by using sex-stratification during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. (nature.com)
  • We used a multivariate logistic regression analysis to assess the impact factors of ADSs during the COVID-19 pandemic. (nature.com)
  • In recent studies, there was increasing recognition that the mental harm reduction of COVID-19 pandemic caused the consideration of potential impact factors 17 . (nature.com)
  • There is an urgent need for scientifically proven and improved potentially modifiable impact factors associated with ADD during the COVID-19 pandemic. (nature.com)
  • Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, doctors have observed an increase in teen girls experiencing tics - or what appears to be verbal and motor tics. (healthline.com)
  • While there was a rise in social media use amongst the teenage population during the pandemic, there were also increased rates of stress, anxiety, uncertainty, and fear during the pandemic, which are known modulators of tic conditions," explains Balanoff. (healthline.com)
  • In May 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, ED visits for suspected suicide attempts began to increase among adolescents aged 12-17 years, especially girls. (cdc.gov)
  • Using data from the National Syndromic Surveillance Program (NSSP),* CDC examined trends in ED visits for suspected suicide attempts † during January 1, 2019-May 15, 2021, among persons aged 12-25 years, by sex, and at three distinct phases of the COVID-19 pandemic. (cdc.gov)
  • French researchers led by Philippe Amouyel at the University of Lille looked at the impact of social isolation on retirement home residents' cognitive reserve during the pandemic stemming from lockdown policies. (nextavenue.org)
  • In addition, the scientists adjusted the results for a variety of factors that may affect people's life spans, including personal, socioeconomic and lifestyle factors. (livescience.com)
  • Researchers adjusted their findings based on patient comorbidities, socioeconomic deprivation, lifestyle factors, and prescribed medication. (pharmacytimes.com)
  • The sample included 1,916 adolescents aged 13-18 years that were randomly selected using a multiphase, stratified, cluster sampling technique. (nature.com)
  • Certain baseline cardiometabolic factors appear to either protect a person from COVID-19 infection while others make a person more vulnerable to infection," said study author Charles Hong, MD, PhD , professor of medicine and director of cardiology research at the University of Medicine School of Medicine. (newswise.com)
  • But this study wasn't designed to determine what factors actually cause COVID-19 infections. (newswise.com)
  • Despite what you may have heard, the only older adults who get health benefits from drinking alcohol are women ages 65 or older, according to a new study of people over age 50. (livescience.com)
  • In the new study, researchers looked at life span and alcohol consumption. (livescience.com)
  • For instance, women over age 65 who drank about five alcoholic drinks a week were 27 percent less likely to die during the study compared to women who didn't drink at all. (livescience.com)
  • For instance, it's possible that older women who participated in the study are healthier than women of the same age who did not, the researchers said. (livescience.com)
  • Other studies have tied alcohol to health benefits , but that research has predominantly focused on employed, middle-age people , said Craig Knott, the lead researcher of the new study and a doctoral candidate of epidemiology and public health at University College London in the United Kingdom. (livescience.com)
  • The new study looked only at people over age 50, since alcohol can have different effects in this population. (livescience.com)
  • In the new study, the researchers compared the drinkers with people who never drank. (livescience.com)
  • The study may help health authorities write new and more reliable drinking guidelines for elderly people , the researchers said. (livescience.com)
  • With such a link not confounded by age or sex, the investigators then performed a genome-wide association study looking at nearly 190,000 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), or DNA sequence variations. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Researchers from the University of Toronto, the Bedford Veterans Administration Hospital, the Universití Laval and the University of Cambridge also collaborated on this study. (sciencedaily.com)
  • A new national study shows there is a rise in cancer among younger Americans (those under the age of 50), especially those aged 30 to 39. (azpbs.org)
  • The study showed a 19.4% increase in cases between 2010 and 2019. (azpbs.org)
  • The study looked at more than 500,000 cases of early-onset cancer, or cancers diagnosed in patients under age 50, between 2010 and 2019. (azpbs.org)
  • According to a study by Brigham and Women's Hospital researchers, the incidence of early-onset cancers, or those diagnosed before age 50, has sharply risen globally beginning around 1990. (scitechdaily.com)
  • One limitation of this study is that researchers did not have an adequate amount of data from low- and middle-income countries to identify trends in cancer incidence over the decades. (scitechdaily.com)
  • This study looked at the occurrence of gastroschisis in 20 states from 2006 to 2015 and saw an increase in most maternal age groups. (cdc.gov)
  • Society must engage in ways to reduce dementia risk throughout life, and improve the care and treatment for those with the disease," study co-author Dr. Lon Schneider, a professor of psychiatry, neurology and gerontology at the University of Southern California, said in a statement. (livescience.com)
  • In the study, the researchers looked at previous research that has examined risk factors for dementia throughout people's lives. (livescience.com)
  • There is just more reason for people to exercise, to aim for a healthy diet daily, and to quit smoking, since a new study showed that these three can help increase longevity even if a person has one or more chronic conditions. (ibtimes.co.uk)
  • The researchers noted though that their study had some limitations. (ibtimes.co.uk)
  • In a study that followed more than 2,000 community-dwelling older adults over eight years, researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine say they have significant new evidence of a link between decreased sense of smell and risk of developing late-life depression. (news-medical.net)
  • Additionally, this study explores factors that might influence the relationship between olfaction and depression, including poor cognition and inflammation. (news-medical.net)
  • This cohort was composed of a group of healthy older adults ages 70-73 at the start of the eight-year study period in 1997-98. (news-medical.net)
  • Researchers also identified three depressive symptom 'trajectories' in the study group: stable low, stable moderate and stable high depressive symptoms. (news-medical.net)
  • The Johns Hopkins researchers say their study suggests that olfaction and depression may be linked through both biological (e.g., altered serotonin levels, brain volume changes) and behavioral (e.g., reduced social function and appetite) mechanisms. (news-medical.net)
  • The researchers plan to replicate their findings from this study in more groups of older adults, and examine changes to individuals' olfactory bulbs to determine if this system is in fact altered in those diagnosed with depression. (news-medical.net)
  • A study presented at the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer 2023 World Conference on Lung Cancer revealed that key reproductive factors such as early menopause, shortened reproductive span, and early age at first birth are associated with elevated risks of lung cancer in women. (news-medical.net)
  • The researchers validated their model with a separate group of individuals who were enrolled in the National Health and Aging Trends Study . (medscape.com)
  • The factors the researchers included are ones more readily obtainable in clinical practice, the study authors write. (medscape.com)
  • Maybe someone will start exercising more vigorously so it could improve their life expectancy," Schonberg, who was not part of the study team, said. (medscape.com)
  • A BMI of 18.5 or lower was associated with an increased risk of mortality, the study authors note. (medscape.com)
  • The study encompasses the suicide rates per 100,000 Americans for every year from 1928 to 2007 and, according to Bloomberg, is the first to link business cycles and suicide rates among specific age groups. (business2community.com)
  • The study , titled "Individual Variation in Contagious Yawning Susceptibility Is Highly Stable and Largely Unexplained by Empathy or Other Known Factors," was published March 14 in the journal PLOS ONE . (psychologytoday.com)
  • The Duke study aimed to better define how certain factors affect someone's susceptibility to contagious yawning. (psychologytoday.com)
  • Europe's population has aged to such a degree that it will likely continue to shrink, even if birthrates rebound to a one-for-one replacement level, a new study suggests. (eurekalert.org)
  • Two distinct neurodevelopmental abnormalities that arise just weeks after the start of brain development have been associated with the emergence of autism spectrum disorder, according to a new Yale-led study in which researchers developed brain organoids from the stem cells of boys diagnosed with the disorder. (lifeboat.com)
  • The aim of their study was to understand dietary patterns and how meat and fish could be linked directly to cardiovascular risk factors. (spiritualityhealth.com)
  • Treatment with a new class of drugs, called senolytics, in donors improved the physical fitness of the recipients, a new study has shown. (medicaldaily.com)
  • The study indicates that training the brain to block out negative thoughts could improve symptoms of anxiety, depression, and PTSD. (medicaldaily.com)
  • The study also uses data on alcohol consumption and drinking behavior from the CDC's Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System for the period 2009 to 2016. (nextgov.com)
  • The study included 1,165 men (average age in the 50s) without any history of cardiovascular disease (such as heart disease, stroke, peripheral arterial disease) at the start of the study. (stanford.edu)
  • Compared to men who reported sexual activity at least 2-3 times a week, men with sexual activity of once per month or less had a 45% increased risk of cardiovascular disease during the study period. (stanford.edu)
  • The Nature study was part of a collaboration between researchers affiliated with the International Multiple Sclerosis Genetics Consortium and The MultipleMS Consortium that involved more than 70 institutions from around the world. (everydayhealth.com)
  • The study-called the Ocular Hypertension Treatment Study-examined 1636 people 40-80 years of age who had elevated eye pressure but no signs of glaucoma. (nih.gov)
  • Dr. Kass said that study researchers prescribed commercially available eye drops, either singly or in combination, to reduce eye pressure. (nih.gov)
  • In the study, the group receiving the eye drops did not show increased evidence of health problems in comparison to the observation group. (nih.gov)
  • They capitalized upon a large sample of 882 youths between the ages of 8 and 22 who completed diffusion imaging as part of the Philadelphia Neurodevelopmental Cohort, a community-based study of brain development that includes rich neuroimaging and cognitive data. (eurekalert.org)
  • This is the first study of its kind to examine whether there is an association between recent gout flares and heart attacks and strokes," said Abhishek Abhishek, MBBS, MD, FRCP, PhD, lead author on the study and researcher at the University of Nottingham's School of Medicine, in a press release. (pharmacytimes.com)
  • A growing community: The Rhode Island Consortium for Autism Research and Treatment was a major source of data for a new study that identified risk factors for psychiatric hospitalization among children and teens with autism spectrum disorders. (brown.edu)
  • With that reality in mind, Righi led a new study to identify which factors put young people with autism at especially high risk of seeking inpatient psychiatric care. (brown.edu)
  • Notably, only two of the risk factors identified in the study of patients with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) - their severity of autism symptoms and the degree of their "adaptive" daily life functioning - were specific consequences of the disorder. (brown.edu)
  • The new study wasn't designed to say how, or even if, drinking dark tea improves blood sugar control, but researchers do have some theories. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Tea has been reported to exert numerous desirable effects, which help to reduce inflammation and [damaging] oxidation and improve insulin sensitivity," said study author Dr. Tongzhi Wu , an associate professor at the Adelaide Medical School in Australia. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Our study showed for the first time that [drinking tea] is associated with increased urinary glucose excretion, which may also contribute to its blood sugar benefits," Wu said. (msdmanuals.com)
  • The researchers are now conducting a study looking at the benefits of dark tea on blood sugar control in folks with type 2 diabetes. (msdmanuals.com)
  • METHODS: A secondary analysis of data from a nonexperimental, prospective study was conducted using data from 60 very preterm infants born 28 to 31 weeks gestational age. (bvsalud.org)
  • The risk is even higher among younger diabetes patients, say UK researchers in a large registry-based study. (medscape.com)
  • Bourne added that the study "is an interesting example of how a very large primary care dataset of electronic patient data, in this case the Clinical Practice Research Datalink, can be used to investigate risk factors for eye disease. (medscape.com)
  • Patients in the study were aged 40 years or older. (medscape.com)
  • The researchers conclude: "This large observational study demonstrates that incidence rates of cataract diagnosis in patients with diabetes are higher than among diabetic-free patients, particularly at younger age. (medscape.com)
  • Abdulwahab and Al-Kholani 11 confirmed the increasing interest in natural products by presenting a study about a herbal dentifrice tested in a randomized trial, and demonstrating that there was no difference between using this dentifrice in comparison with the traditional one. (bvsalud.org)
  • Researchers analyzed anonymized primary care data captured between 1997-2018 on 865,674 adults age 65 years and older from diverse ethnic groups. (medscape.com)
  • During 2020, the proportion of mental health-related emergency department (ED) visits among adolescents aged 12-17 years increased 31% compared with that during 2019. (cdc.gov)
  • Compared with the corresponding period in 2019, persons aged 12-25 years made fewer ED visits for suspected suicide attempts during March 29-April 25, 2020. (cdc.gov)
  • However, by early May 2020, ED visit counts for suspected suicide attempts began increasing among adolescents aged 12-17 years, especially among girls. (cdc.gov)
  • during February 21-March 20, 2021, mean weekly ED visit counts for suspected suicide attempts were 50.6% higher among girls aged 12-17 years compared with the same period in 2019. (cdc.gov)
  • For respondents ages 2-11 years, the questions were asked, in the home, by trained interviewers using the Computer-Assisted Personal Interviewing (CAPI) system. (cdc.gov)
  • For respondents ages 12-69 years, the questions were asked at the Mobile Examination Center (MEC) during the MEC Interview, by trained interviewers using the Computer-Assisted Personal Interviewing (CAPI) system. (cdc.gov)
  • The NHANES full sample 2-Year Interview Weights (WTINT2YR) should be used to analyze the 2009-2010 DTQ data for respondents ages 2-11 years old. (cdc.gov)
  • The researchers closely tracked them for up to nine years. (ibtimes.co.uk)
  • They ascertained that at age 45, smokers lived five or six-years lesser than non-smokers. (ibtimes.co.uk)
  • These factors included early menarche (age ≤ 11 years), early menopause (age ≤ 46 years or age of 47-49 years), a shorter reproductive span (age ≤ 32 years or age of 33-35 years), and early age at first birth (≤ 20 years or age of 21-25 years). (news-medical.net)
  • The median survival time from age at diagnosis varies widely, ranging from 3.3 to 11.7 years, they add. (medscape.com)
  • The correlation tended to be more present in certain age groups, such as individuals from 25-64 years old, and more or less absent between other age groups, like children and the elderly. (business2community.com)
  • The team of researchers, led by Dr. Maria Norton of Utah State University, followed 1,221 heterosexual married couples (2,442 individuals) ages 65 and older for up to 12 years. (time.com)
  • According to the researchers' calculations, if women's average age at childbirth continues to increase for another 10 to 40 years, there will be a built-in tendency for population size to decline by 55 million, to 144 million by 2100. (eurekalert.org)
  • Researchers in Spain report that the consumption of foods from the healthy Mediterranean diet - olive oil, fresh vegetables, and fish, for example - has declined in recent years as consumers reach for more red meat and heavily processed baked goods. (spiritualityhealth.com)
  • In recent decades, thanks to appropriate support and treatment, life expectancy for people with Down syndrome has increased dramatically: from 25 years in 1983 to more than 60 years today. (specialolympics.org)
  • the highest rates seen in individuals aged 80 years and older. (medscape.com)
  • It was highest in patients aged 45 to 54 years. (medscape.com)
  • The IRR was 4.6 for those aged 45 to 49 years and 5.8 for those aged 50 to 54 years. (medscape.com)
  • The lowest IRR was in patients aged 90 years or older, at 1.6. (medscape.com)
  • In a nested case-control analysis, the researchers compared 5800 cataract patients and 21,432 control persons, whose mean age was 72.1 years. (medscape.com)
  • In 1990, this prevalence in the American adult population was 33.8% and increased to 42.1% seven years later. (bvsalud.org)
  • A purposive sample of 50 patients with glaucoma aged 12-18 years, attending ophthalmology outpatient clinics in Cairo, Egypt, were given an educational programme focusing on information about glaucoma, correcting patients' incorrect beliefs and expectations, and demonstrations and retraining about eye care. (who.int)
  • People with diabetes don't get rid of excess glucose in their urine, so blood sugar levels can rise, but regular dark tea drinkers seem to instead have significant increases in the amount of blood sugar in their urine. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Gender differences in the prevalence and impact factors of dissociative symptoms seem to be significant among adolescents. (nature.com)
  • Symptoms typically develop between ages 4-6 and peak between ages 10-12. (healthline.com)
  • People with dementia commonly have symptoms such as hallucination or delusions, but the model does not consider those factors, Deardorff said. (medscape.com)
  • The findings contribute to the growing body of evidence showing that these two diseases, both associated with increasing age, may share common etiologic factors. (sciencedaily.com)
  • The findings, published online in PLoS ONE , contribute to the growing body of evidence showing that these two diseases, both associated with increasing age, may share common etiologic factors. (sciencedaily.com)
  • These findings persisted after adjusting for age, income, lifestyle, health factors and use of antidepressant medication. (news-medical.net)
  • Engaging co-researchers or community advisors within the population of interest to ensure inclusive, ethically responsible research processes, and valid findings. (who.int)
  • These findings are of paramount importance in our understanding of the potential risk factors for lung cancer among women. (news-medical.net)
  • The findings took into account factors such as age and ED status. (stanford.edu)
  • These findings suggest that gout flares are associated with a transient increase in cardiovascular events following flares," Abhishek said the a press release. (pharmacytimes.com)
  • Other researchers presented similar concerning findings whose Alzheimer's impact they say only time will tell. (nextavenue.org)
  • Researchers have identified trends and risk factors contributing to an increase in the prevalence of early-onset cancers worldwide. (scitechdaily.com)
  • The researchers then calculated and modeled the potential impact that reducing many different risk factors would have on the global prevalence of dementia. (livescience.com)
  • Osteoarthritis can happen at any age, but the chance of getting it increases in middle-aged adults and older. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Researchers from the UK monitored 93,736 middle-aged adults, who had two more chronic conditions. (ibtimes.co.uk)
  • The evidence is strongest for protection against heart attack and stroke: There's an abundance of epidemiological data, as well as results showing that alcohol increases "good" HDL cholesterol and reduces factors in the blood, such as fibrinogen, that cause clotting and therefore make heart attacks and strokes more likely. (baltimoresun.com)
  • Inflammation is a risk factor for cardiovascular events like heart attacks and strokes, and patients with gout face more risk factors due to their high levels of inflammation. (pharmacytimes.com)
  • For interventions that have immediate risks or burdens and delayed benefits, such as cancer screening and tight glycemic control in patients with diabetes, life expectancy can help differentiate between patients most likely to benefit vs most likely to be harmed by interventions," according to the researchers. (medscape.com)
  • Researchers have reported correlations with a lower risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, having gallstones and experiencing steep cognitive decline in old age. (baltimoresun.com)
  • When Harvard School of Public Health researchers analyzed preventable causes of death in the United States in 2009, they estimated that alcohol consumption was responsible for averting about 26,000 deaths each year from heart attack, strokes and diabetes, but that was outweighed by an estimated 90,000 deaths from liver disease, traffic accidents and other causes because of heavier consumption of alcohol. (baltimoresun.com)
  • Patients with diabetes have a twofold increased risk of developing cataracts compared with the general population. (medscape.com)
  • To quantify the association between diabetes and cataract risk, the researchers examined the UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD), which contains data on 10 million people. (medscape.com)
  • These patients were matched with diabetes-free patients on the CPRD for age, sex, general practitioner, and start of follow-up. (medscape.com)
  • The researchers identified 56,510 patients with a first-time diagnosis of diabetes and the same number of control persons without diabetes. (medscape.com)
  • The overall approximately twofold increased risk of cataract diagnosis associated with diabetes increases with diabetes duration. (medscape.com)
  • You must also consider the chemicals you're exposed to and your age, sex, diet, family traits, lifestyle, and state of health. (cdc.gov)
  • Researchers at King's College, London, reviewed data from nearly 7,000 people in health surveys as well as the electronic health records of more than 1.1 million people diagnosed with COVID-19. (abc.net.au)
  • Biological response modifiers (biologicals) are medications that health care providers prescribe if individuals do not improve with the initial treatment. (cdc.gov)
  • Using data from the UK Biobank of 500,000 British volunteers over age 40, the researchers examined health factors in those who tested positive for COVID-19 and compared them to those who tested negative. (newswise.com)
  • Moreover, because seniors are more likely than younger adults to take prescription drugs and have health conditions that might not mix well with alcohol, "it was unclear whether the effects of alcohol consumption in working-age populations would necessarily extend to older individuals," Knott told Live Science. (livescience.com)
  • To investigate, the researchers used the Health Survey for England, an annual survey that monitors people's health, and includes questions about average weekly alcohol intake . (livescience.com)
  • Suicide prevention measures focused on young persons call for a comprehensive approach, that is adapted during times of infrastructure disruption, involving multisectoral partnerships (e.g., public health, mental health, schools, and families) and implementation of evidence-based strategies ( 3 ) that address the range of factors influencing suicide risk. (cdc.gov)
  • The Dietary Screener Questionnaire was developed in collaboration with the Risk Factor Monitoring and Methods Branch (RFMMB), of the National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health for inclusion in the NHANES 2009-2010 survey. (cdc.gov)
  • Researchers have theorized that social and psychosocial factors increase vulnerability to the deleterious health effects of environmental hazards. (cdc.gov)
  • One-third of dementia cases could be prevented if more people could be helped to behave in ways that would improve their brain health , according to a new report. (livescience.com)
  • Some public health strategies aimed at helping people to be healthy - for example, by staying in school past age 15, protecting their hearing in midlife and keeping up with exercise and hobbies in old age - could help to decrease the global numbers of dementia cases, the researchers said in their report, published today (July 19) in the journal The Lancet. (livescience.com)
  • Health education programmes students in Jordan before and after a series have been shown to be effective in improving of health education sessions. (who.int)
  • In thinking about what different policy options are out there for addressing aging and the possibility of population decline, one that has not been considered before is that there may be a demographic as well as a health benefit to providing more options to women in how to arrange their life-course, and when to have children," said O'Neill. (eurekalert.org)
  • this might improve health through stress reduction and social support. (stanford.edu)
  • In addition, people with Down syndrome are at increased risk for a range of other health conditions, including Autism Spectrum Disorders, problems with hormones and glands, hearing loss, vision problems, and heart abnormalities. (specialolympics.org)
  • Factors in people's lives, interpersonal connections, and physical factors can contribute to mental ill health. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • It is important to note that good mental health depends on a delicate balance of factors and that several elements may contribute to developing these disorders. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • The following factors can contribute to mental health disruptions. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • Having limited financial means or belonging to a marginalized or persecuted ethnic group can increase the risk of mental health disorders. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • The researchers also described flexible (modifiable) and inflexible (nonmodifiable) factors that affect the availability and quality of mental health treatment for certain groups. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • Dark tea is an aged tea from China that has gone through an extensive fermentation process and is rich in healthy bacteria or probiotics that may improve gut health. (msdmanuals.com)
  • PURPOSE: The purposes of this article are to (1) apply the Life Course Health Development framework to neurodevelopment in the population with CHD and (2) discuss how exposure to the pediatric cardiac intensive care unit (PCICU) environment during infancy is a point of intervention for improving neurodevelopmental outcomes. (bvsalud.org)
  • Although various studies have evaluated the reasons for and individual factors associated with the use of herbal remedies by primary care patients, the characteristics of the population that use herbal medicines for oral health problems are relatively unknown. (bvsalud.org)
  • In the audience were over 200 people in different ages and from different occupations, hopefully, joined in interest for health economics. (lu.se)
  • The results show that even the mother's schooling improves her children's health, height and cognitive and non-cognitive abilities. (lu.se)
  • All risk factors were associated with increased dementia risk in the total cohort. (medscape.com)
  • The researchers had no data on individual-level education, social isolation, air pollution, and physical activity, all of which are established dementia risk factors. (medscape.com)
  • Further research is needed to understand the link between hearing loss and dementia, and to determine whether hearing aids may help to alleviate the impact of hearing loss on dementia risk, the researchers said. (livescience.com)
  • For example, the authors did not consider diet and alcohol in their estimates, and these factors may also be a factor in people's dementia risk, according to the report. (livescience.com)
  • Researchers say that future research exploring the impact of stress - particularly that of caring for an ailing spouse - is an important next step toward gaining a better understanding of dementia risk. (time.com)
  • The researchers then looked for studies that examined trends of potential risk factors, such as early life exposures, in general populations. (scitechdaily.com)
  • It describes high-risk populations and the common factors that may increase vulnerability. (who.int)
  • This pioneering research emphasizes the importance of screening multiple reproductive factors in identifying potential lung cancer risk among female populations. (news-medical.net)
  • As populations age, the number of osteoporotic fractures in elderly people will increase. (who.int)
  • This could be due to genes, lifestyle factors, or a combination of both. (healthline.com)
  • Although neither of the affected genes has been linked with MS, DYSF plays a role in the repair damaged cells, while ZNF638 assists in the body's response to viral infections, according to the researchers. (everydayhealth.com)
  • So researchers are also searching for combinations of genes that may lead to breast cancer. (nih.gov)
  • Studies are examining how all these factors-genes, medical history, and lifestyle-interact to affect cancer risk. (nih.gov)
  • Mara Schonberg, MD, MPH, associate professor of general medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, said that because the tool assesses some lifestyle factors, it may help motivate patients to take better care of themselves. (medscape.com)
  • Does Transplantation Induce Aging In Patients? (medicaldaily.com)
  • For patients with gout, a flare up could increase their risk of heart attack or stroke for 4 months after the event, according to research published by experts at the University of Nottingham in JAMA . (pharmacytimes.com)
  • Most patients had similar age, sex, and duration of gout flares, but 10,475 had experienced a heart attack or stroke after their gout diagnosis. (pharmacytimes.com)
  • In the research, Righi and her co-authors looked at the AIC records of 218 patients age 4 to 20 who were hospitalized and compared them with 255 age- and gender-matched members of RI-CART who were not hospitalized. (brown.edu)
  • A questionnaire was applied to 100 patients in waiting rooms of the School of Dentistry of the Federal University of Juiz de Fora, in 2008, to inquire about sociodemographic variables and other factors associated with the use of phytotherapy. (bvsalud.org)
  • Innovative educational programmes about eye diseases are needed to improve patients' knowledge and practices. (who.int)
  • Un échantillon choisi à dessein de 50 patients souffrant de glaucome, âgés de 12 à 18 ans, consultant un centre de soins externes en ophtalmologie au Caire (Égypte) a bénéficié d'un programme éducatif sur cette maladie, visant à corriger leurs idées fausses et leurs attentes, et comportant des démonstrations et des formations de perfectionnement sur les soins oculaires. (who.int)
  • One of the main reasons women may have higher rates of Alzheimer's compared to men is that women tend to live longer, on average, and older age is a significant risk factor for the condition. (healthline.com)
  • The rise in cohabitation is part of other major social changes such as: higher divorce rate, older age at first marriage and childbearing, and more births outside marriage. (wikipedia.org)
  • Drinking did not help women between ages 50 and 64, or men ages 65 and older live any longer, the researchers said. (livescience.com)
  • Older age was also a strong predictive factor. (medscape.com)
  • As you get older, your risk increases. (lbbc.org)
  • Men tend to develop breast cancer at an older age than women. (lbbc.org)
  • These included personal risk factors, such as older age and African descent, as well as ocular risk factors, such as higher eye pressure, certain characteristics in the anatomy of the optic nerve, and thinness of the cornea. (nih.gov)
  • Joint pain tends to increase when you use the joint and decrease when you rest. (alive.com)
  • Psychotherapy may help to decrease relapse rates, improve quality of life, and/or increase functioning, or more favorable symptom improvement. (medscape.com)
  • Three decades of research has demonstrated that quality family involvement coupled with high expectations improves student learning, behavioral and developmental outcomes. (cbcfinc.org)
  • Can heightened family involvement improve learning and developmental outcomes for students? (cbcfinc.org)
  • Those "executive functions" of the brain are key factors in determining outcomes, including educational success, drug use, and psychiatric illness. (eurekalert.org)
  • All those factors result in wide variation often needs to be individualized, taking numerous in patient management and outcomes. (cdc.gov)
  • Overall, these early-onset cancers increased over that decade. (azpbs.org)
  • Finally, the team examined the literature describing clinical and biological tumor characteristics of early-onset cancers compared to later-onset cancers diagnosed after age 50. (scitechdaily.com)
  • But once the alternative of ride-hailing is available, a constraint is removed, leading to a local increase in both the frequency and quantity of alcohol consumption and in other risky behaviors. (nextgov.com)
  • According to the Alzheimer's Association , about 1 in 9 people over age 65 and 1 in 3 people over 85 have Alzheimer's. (healthline.com)
  • Dementia prevention efforts should be targeted towards people from minority ethnic groups and tailored to risk factors of particular importance," the authors write. (medscape.com)
  • As people age, their bodies typically lose the ability to efficiently metabolize alcohol . (livescience.com)
  • However, despite the study's size, there weren't enough women in the group of people ages 50 to 64 to determine whether alcohol intake was associated with a longer life span, Rexrode noted. (livescience.com)
  • This effect shows that each successive group of people born at a later time (e.g., decade-later) have a higher risk of developing cancer later in life, likely due to risk factors they were exposed to at a young age," explained Shuji Ogino, MD, Ph.D., a professor and physician-scientist in the Department of Pathology at the Brigham. (scitechdaily.com)
  • Then there are inherited factors and injuries that predispose people to cartilage damage. (alive.com)
  • Age: Although non-Hodgkin's lymphoma can occur in young people, the chance of developing this disease goes up with age. (daviddarling.info)
  • People who work with herbicides or certain other chemicals may be at increased risk of this disease. (daviddarling.info)
  • Most people who have known risk factors do not get non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. (daviddarling.info)
  • On the other hand, people who do get the disease often have no known risk factors. (daviddarling.info)
  • If all middle-age people with hearing loss were treated for the condition, the number of dementia cases would be reduced by 9 percent. (livescience.com)
  • Seaweeds, the researchers remarked, are a rich but neglected alternative source of these beneficial nutrients, noting further that people in Asian and other cultures have eaten seaweeds for centuries and reaped their benefits. (spiritualityhealth.com)
  • Nearly six million people in the U.S. over the age of 65 are living with it, according to 2020 stats from the Alzheimer's Association. (wtvr.com)
  • People with a family history of breast cancer are at increased risk for the disease. (nih.gov)
  • It is estimated that between three and six million people in the U.S.-including between four and seven percent of the population above age 40-have elevated eye pressure and are at increased risk for developing open-angle glaucoma. (nih.gov)
  • Programmes should also identify those at risk for fractures, on the basis of age, gender, bone mineral density, history of fracture, and lifetime use of agents such as alcohol, tobacco and corticosteroids, and incorporate strategies aimed at such people for preventing falls or lessening their impact. (who.int)
  • As regards people using herbal therapies, the same author detected 10% increase from 1990 to 1997. (bvsalud.org)
  • Other Alzheimer's researchers described shifting gears to collect data during COVID-19, from using telephone cognitive screenings to reach Aboriginal Australians to attempting self-administered cognitive assessments in the U.S. and videoconferencing for neuropsychological assessments in the U.K. (nextavenue.org)
  • SIDS is 'the sudden death of an infant under 1 year of age which remains unexplained after a thorough case investigation, including performance of a complete autopsy, examination of the death scene, and review of the clinical history' (1). (cdc.gov)
  • PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] - Children or teens with autism spectrum disorders often come to hospitals when behavioral episodes overwhelm the support that caregivers can provide at home - but resources at hospitals are sometimes limited, too, says clinical psychologist and researcher Giulia Righi. (brown.edu)
  • Being sedentary can result in weight gain, increased joint pain, reduced joint mobility, depression, and increased risk for other chronic diseases. (alive.com)
  • Exercise also increases joint mobility, reduces fatigue and pain, and helps ward off depression. (alive.com)
  • The link between depression and dementia remains largely unclear, but one possible mechanism is that depression may affect the growth of brain cells and the volume of the hippocampus - a major brain component - thus upping the risk of dementia, the researchers said. (livescience.com)
  • After age 50, it is more common in women than in men. (medlineplus.gov)
  • By the time they reach age 65, women have a 20% chance of developing Alzheimer's. (healthline.com)
  • Factors such as secularization, increased participation of women in the labor force, changing in the meaning of marriage, risk reduction, individualism, and changing views on sexuality have been cited as contributing to these social changes. (wikipedia.org)
  • However, alcohol was not as protective for this group as it was for women over age 65. (livescience.com)
  • Researchers currently believe that women are born with 1 million to 2 million eggs and that this number decreases throughout the lifespan. (nih.gov)
  • 2 The discovery of how to make eggs from stem cells could help women preserve their fertility or could remove age as a factor in infertility. (nih.gov)
  • Oocyte formation by mitotically active germ cells purified from ovaries of reproductive-age women. (nih.gov)
  • According to the researchers, several reproductive factors showed a significant association with a higher risk of incident lung cancer among women. (news-medical.net)
  • What's more, men whose wives were suffering from dementia were at an increased risk for a dementia diagnosis themselves, compared with women whose husbands had been diagnosed with the condition. (time.com)
  • Thus, even if women begin having more children, a tendency to decline can persist for decades, simply because there are fewer women of childbearing age. (eurekalert.org)
  • This so-called "tempo effect" matters because it reduces the number of children born in a given year, boosting the average age at which women have children. (eurekalert.org)
  • Lutz and his co-authors suggested that governments concerned about population aging and the potential for population decline could consider policies that give women more options in planning when to have children. (eurekalert.org)
  • The news isn't all good: Moderate drinking seems to increase the risk of colon and breast cancer, although women may be able to reduce the breast cancer risk some by increasing their intake of folate. (baltimoresun.com)
  • Still, about 60 percent of babies with Down syndrome are born to women under age 35. (specialolympics.org)
  • For women ages 18 to 49, migraine is the leading cause of disability throughout the world . (sciencealert.com)
  • There are several factors behind why men and women experience migraine attacks differently. (sciencealert.com)
  • Researchers estimate about 50 percent to 60 percent of women with migraines experience menstrual migraines . (sciencealert.com)
  • This report discusses the twenty-two published studies which document a link between a first-pregnancy abortion and an increased risk of breast cancer, and concludes that women need to know about this risk before they choose abortion. (ewtn.com)
  • Women who give birth before age 18 have about one-third the risk of women who have their first child after age 35. (ewtn.com)
  • As more sites are evaluated, the sites with ionizing radiation may increase. (cdc.gov)
  • If you are exposed to ionizing radiation, many factors determine whether you'll be harmed. (cdc.gov)
  • Another important distinction helped the researchers improve on earlier research. (livescience.com)
  • To conduct this research, Ogino and lead author Tomotaka Ugai, MD, Ph.D., also of the Department of Pathology, and their colleagues first evaluated worldwide data describing the incidence of 14 distinct cancer types in individuals under the age of 50 from 2000 to 2012. (scitechdaily.com)
  • New research has linked synthetic chemicals to an increased risk of developing osteoarthritis (see sidebar on page 57). (alive.com)
  • Indeed, research has shown that teens are reporting increased stress as a result of virtual schooling , increased tension at home due to the lockdown , and general academic challenges . (healthline.com)
  • New research suggests that researchers may be able to create eggs from stem cells in the ovaries. (nih.gov)
  • But research shows that certain risk factors increase the chance that a person will develop this disease. (daviddarling.info)
  • Smoking has a negative impact on the cardiovascular system, and previous research has linked cardiovascular problems with dementia, the researchers said. (livescience.com)
  • Social isolation may lead to a decline in cognitive activity, which previous research has linked to accelerated cognitive decline, the researchers said. (livescience.com)
  • Compared with other aging married individuals whose husbands or wives do not suffer from dementia, those whose spouses are diagnosed with the condition are six times more likely to develop dementia themselves, according to new research published today in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society . (time.com)
  • A team of New Jersey researchers reviewed the evidence for the impact of robotic exoskeleton devices on recovery of ambulation among individuals with acquired brain injury, laying out a systematic framework for the evaluation of such devices that is needed for rigorous research studies. (lifeboat.com)
  • New research suggests that ride-hailing is associated with increases in drinking behaviors in U.S. cities and metro areas. (nextgov.com)
  • This research is expected to assist engineers design stepped chutes to address problems that may arise on aging dams and to design new stepped chutes for future dams. (usda.gov)
  • Researchers at the USDA-Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Hydraulic Engineering Research Unit (HERU) in Stillwater, OK conducted a series of tests in a near prototype scale stepped chute facility to quantify the maximum splash height, ysp, expected from aerated flow and to determine the design factor for training walls necessary to minimize the erosive splash that could result from aerated flow. (usda.gov)
  • Their research showed similar increased odds of experiencing heart failure or stroke. (pharmacytimes.com)
  • Although these licorice substances could treat or even prevent oral infections, the researchers caution consumers about commercially available licorice products, especially licorice candy. (spiritualityhealth.com)
  • In addition, the variant's proximity to DYSF and ZNF638 suggests they may provide potential treatment targets for addressing the central nervous system (CNS) component of the condition, the researchers add. (everydayhealth.com)
  • Yet, literature suggests that the design factor is a recommendation with little to no data provided to actually quantify what the design factor should be. (usda.gov)
  • Researchers aren't clear as to why that is, but they suspect it may be linked to the hormone estrogen. (alive.com)
  • Fat cells can cause higher levels of the female hormone estrogen in the body, which increases breast cancer risk. (lbbc.org)
  • The combination can increase the risk of stroke because estrogen can promote the risk of blood clot formation . (sciencealert.com)
  • The team acknowledged that this increased incidence of certain cancer types is, in part, due to early detection through cancer screening programs. (scitechdaily.com)
  • Cases of younger-onset (before age 65) dementia have not been well tracked, but a new meta-analysis of international studies shows an increasing incidence rate of 11 per 100,000, says Stevie Hendriks of Maastricht University in The Netherlands. (nextavenue.org)
  • Those who have two or more chronic conditions like asthma, hypertension, and cancer, had increased lifespan because they engaged in a healthy lifestyle. (ibtimes.co.uk)
  • These include age-related factors, gender and sexual identities, and pre-existing chronic conditions. (who.int)
  • Some early life exposures may increase risk of developing RA in adulthood. (cdc.gov)
  • Can Workplace Exposures Increase Risks of Birth Defects? (cdc.gov)
  • In addition, researchers say having asthma increases your chances of getting the post-viral illness. (abc.net.au)
  • As we age, we increase our chances of developing osteoarthritis. (alive.com)
  • These factors include the dose (how much), the duration (how long), and the type of radiation. (cdc.gov)
  • Increased clinician care frequency and duration were associated with worse sleep quality and delirium. (bvsalud.org)
  • The researchers explained that increased levels of omega-3 fatty acids in the cells of the skeletal muscles improved insulin sensitivity. (spiritualityhealth.com)
  • Ride-hailing is associated with significant increases across a wide range of drinking behaviors, they find. (nextgov.com)
  • Using data from the European Demographic Observatory, the researchers estimated how these two factors might affect Europe's population in future decades. (eurekalert.org)
  • The data may underestimate the "true effect" of Uber on binge and heavy drinking, the researchers note. (nextgov.com)
  • For this limit, data indicates for h/dc less than 0.4 the training wall design factor is 1.4. (usda.gov)
  • On the other hand, the proportion of livers discarded due to donation after cardiac death rose from 0.2 percent in 2000 to 26 percent in 2010, suggesting an increasing reluctance to use these grafts, they reported. (go.com)
  • You can control some factors by making different lifestyle choices. (healthline.com)
  • Thus, they hypothesized that factors like the westernized diet and lifestyle may be contributing to the early-onset cancer epidemic. (scitechdaily.com)
  • For example, testicle volume decreases with age. (nih.gov)
  • By 2050, the number of hip fractures is expected to increase about three- or four-fold from the estimated 1.7 million in 1990. (who.int)
  • Inherited gene changes and some viral infections may increase a child's risk of having NHL. (uhhospitals.org)
  • As a woman ages, the risk increases for miscarriage and for having an embryo with abnormal chromosomes, which can lead to problems with development and loss of the pregnancy. (nih.gov)
  • The researchers emphasized that a better understanding of the biology involved in contagious yawning could ultimately lead to a better understanding of illnesses such as schizophrenia and autism. (psychologytoday.com)
  • These trends may also lead to reduced productivity gains, the researchers propose, ultimately affecting global competitiveness and economic growth. (eurekalert.org)
  • Although researchers observed increased tic development across all age and sex groups , teenage girls experienced the most significant impact. (healthline.com)
  • More recent patterns of ED visits for suspected suicide attempts among these age groups are unclear. (cdc.gov)
  • Understanding how to identify and support these groups can help researchers to deliver reliable evidence for decision-makers. (who.int)
  • Now, researchers from MIT, the MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab, and Harvard Medical School have produced a hypothesis that may explain how a transformer could be built using biological elements in the brain. (lifeboat.com)