Tag: disease

Lower socioeconomic status is associated with a higher risk of coronary heart disease deaths due to unhealthy behaviors

Researchers report that behavioral risk factors such as smoking and physical inactivity can explain a…

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Foods with low Nutri-Scores associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, research shows

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in Western Europe, accounting for a third…

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More tests are needed worldwide for the indicator of heart disease, experts say

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 public domain A judgement in The Lancet finds that 20% of the world's…

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Is Alzheimer’s disease more likely to be inherited from mother or father?

The genes you inherit from your parents may not only influence the onset of Alzheimer's…

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Ignore fungal disease resistance at your peril, warn top scientists

Without immediate action, humanity may face a further escalation of resistance to fungal diseases, a…

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Sex hormones modulate the immune system to influence disease risk in a different way, research shows

Scientists from the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden and Imperial College London have shown for the…

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Are you falling for financial scams? It may indicate early Alzheimer’s disease

Credit: RDNE Stock Project from Pexels Older adults who are more vulnerable to financial scams…

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Newly discovered viruses in parasitic nematodes could change our understanding of how they cause disease

New research shows that parasitic nematodes, which are responsible for infecting more than a billion…

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Excessive light pollution can increase the risk of Alzheimer’s disease, especially in younger people

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 public domain In some places in the world the lights never go out.…

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Investigative mpox mRNA vaccine reduces disease severity in primates compared to available vaccines

The most commonly used mpox vaccine provides partial immunity against the disease, but cannot always…

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