Seven healthy habits and lifestyle factors may play a role in lowering the risk of dementia in people with the highest genetic risk, according to research published in the May 25, 2022, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The seven cardiovascular and brain health factors, known as the…
A healthy lifestyle was associated with a lower risk of gout, mitigating risk related to genetic factors by almost a third, according to a study published in BMC Medicine.1 “Risk genes linked to the development of gout have been identified, and lifestyle factors are related to gout risk. It remains unclear whether healthy lifestyle factors…
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Investigators develop a genetic-risk score to identify those who would benefit most from lifestyle counseling to prevent the condition. Investigators from the University of Helsinki have developed a genetic-risk score for identifying individuals who would benefit the most from lifestyle counseling to prevent gestational and postpartum diabetes. Gestational diabetes has a significant impact on the…
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Researchers have developed a genetic-risk score for identifying individuals who would benefit the most from lifestyle counselling to prevent gestational and postpartum diabetes. Gestational diabetes is the most common health-related challenge during pregnancy. Today, it is diagnosed in every fifth expectant mother in Finland. Gestational diabetes has a significant impact on the health of both…
A cross-sectional study found that diabetes was an independent predictor for hypertension but that a healthy lifestyle attenuated some of the risk. These findings were published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. Workers (N=451,157) insured by a large occupational risk prevention company in Spain and who underwent a physical examination annually between 2012 and…
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The University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington. File photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Updated at 6:48 p.m. In the nick of time, the University of Vermont Health Network has reached an agreement to continue accepting health insurance from thousands of Vermonters covered by UnitedHealthcare, the nation’s largest health insurer. The hospital network and the insurer…
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According to new research, following a Mediterranean-style diet during pregnancy was associated with a reduced risk of developing preeclampsia. Black women appeared to have the greatest reduction of risk. The findings of the study were published in the ‘Journal of the American Heart Association’. (Also read: Researchers reveal hidden problem of loss of appetite during…
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A fragility fracture, which can result from a fall from standing height, can be indicative of weakened, brittle bones and even osteoporosis By BRANDON NGUYEN — [email protected] The National Osteoporosis Foundation finds that roughly half of all women and up to a quarter of men will suffer a fragility fracture in their lifetime. As individuals…