Risk factors are things that raise your chances of getting a disease. For each person, there’s a mix of genetic, biological and lifestyle factors that play a part in prostate cancer risk. About 1 in ...

How can we influence whether we develop Alzheimer's disease later in life? Neurodegeneration researchers at the Institute for ...

Doctors conducted suicide risk assessments for 42% of patients flagged by interruptive alerts, compared with only 4% with passive alerts. The team conducted a study testing the Vanderbilt Suicide ...

Not all patients with very high levels of coronary artery calcium (CAC) are created equal when it comes to cardiovascular risk, with new research providing some clues on how to identify a particularly ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with prior stroke vs. MI were less likely to have LDL and blood pressure control, among other risk ...

Collaborative, interdisciplinary care, a strategy that relies on multiple specialties working together to coordinate a treatment plan, plays an integral role in disease prevention. This approach is ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . PCSK9 inhibition demonstrated benefit in the broader primary prevention population for LDL lowering and plaque ...

Why are teens at such high risk for drowning? “There are many reasons why teens can be at risk for drownings,” Heather Trnka, manager of injury prevention at Akron Children’s, tells SheKnows. “But a ...