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Study finds global dementia cases may triple by 2050 unless risk f
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Washington [US], January 9 (ANI): According to a new study, the number of adults, aged 40 or older, living with dementia worldwide is expected to nearly triple, from an estimated 57 million in 2019 to 153 million in 2050.
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Brain reveals the risk for developing obesity: Study
Updated : 2 weeks, 6 days ago IST
Turku [Finland], December 27 (ANI): A study has found that obesity risk factors of family background are associated with changes in brain function.
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Reducing frailty linked to lower risk of dementia: Study
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Exeter [UK], December 23 (ANI): A study has found that reducing frailty in older adults could be an effective strategy to prevent dementia.
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Research finds heart disease risk factors change heart structure,
Updated : 3 weeks, 4 days ago IST
Washington [US], December 22 (ANI): Certain risk factors for heart disease are linked to common changes in the structure and appearance of the heart, suggests a new study led by researchers at Queen Mary University of London.
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Insomnia riskier for highly fatal brain aneurysm ruptures
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Washington [US], November 7 (ANI): A recent research found insomnia as the potential risk factor for a brain bleed from a ruptured aneurysm along with more well-known risk factors of smoking and high blood pressure.
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Insomnia may be risk factor for highly fatal brain aneurysm ruptur
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Washington [US], November 3 (ANI): Insomnia may be a potential risk factor for a brain bleed from a ruptured aneurysm along with more well-known risk factors of smoking and high blood pressure, according to new research.
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Hypertension, diabetes predisposing factors for acute stroke among
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 29 (ANI): Hypertension and diabetes as predisposing factors for acute stroke among Indians, highlighted a study conducted by a private hospital on 526 patients analysing the risk factors that are leading to acute stroke in the country.
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Study finds potatoes not linked to elevated heart health risk fact
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Washington [US], October 28 (ANI): A new study has found that 9-17-year-old girls who consumed up to one cup of potatoes daily had no increased risk of becoming overweight or developing high blood pressure, dyslipidemia, or impaired fasting glucose.
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Higher levels of education, higher income mean better health for o
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Dublin [Ireland], October 11 (ANI): A new cross-national study comparing multimorbidity disease cluster patterns, prevalence and health risk factors across Ireland, England, The United States and Canada has revealed important findings that can have health implications for public health polic
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Study identifies potential factor contributing to severity of COVI
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Canterbury [UK], September 25 (ANI): A protein that may critically contribute to severe forms of COVID-19 has recently been identified by the University of Kent's School of Biosciences and the Institute of Medical Virology at Goethe-University.
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Overweight children can reduce cardiovascular risk factors by foll
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Washington [US], September 21 (ANI): Statistically overweight children who follow a healthy eating pattern significantly improve their weight and reduce a variety of cardiovascular disease risks, suggests the findings of a Cleveland Clinic-led research team.
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Older age, chronic co-morbidities linked to more severe COVID-19 i
Updated : 4 months ago IST
Tennessee [US] September 17 (ANI): While risk factors for hospitalisation and poor outcomes are well documented in adults, less is known about the clinical factors associated with COVID-19 disease severity in children.
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