More than half of all cardiovascular diseases worldwide have been found to be directly connected to five classic cardiovascular disease risk factors, with high blood pressure being the most ...

A new study has for the first time identified which risk factors are more likely to trigger a heart attack or acute myocardial infarction (AMI) for men and women 55 years and younger. A new Yale-led ...

A large genetic study has found that a person's height may affect their risk for several common health conditions in adulthood. Significant findings include a link between height and lower risk of ...

Background Aortic valve calcification (AVC) is a disease process driven by inflammation and lipid infiltration, serving as a ...

However, most studies look at how managing a single risk factor – eating a balanced diet, for example – affects the condition. Now, new research, a US-Chinese collaboration, has examined how managing ...

Litigation and regulatory developments related to PFAS continue to expand, exposing an increasing number of industries and companies to various risks Companies should assess the potential impact of ...

During the past 60 years, experts have documented a steep rise in the incidence of both ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease—the two medical conditions that make up most cases of inflammatory bowel ...

Cap-weighted benchmarks incorporate no explicit objective to capture exposure to those risk factors that have been documented in the academic literature to offer a long-term reward. Deviations from ...