For decades it’s been understood that certain risk factors explain the majority of cardiovascular events, until several recent studies claimed that coronary heart disease can develop without them. But ...

Women with certain cardiometabolic risk factors, including type 2 diabetes and high waist circumference, face a greater ...

Modifiable risk factors account for nearly 40% of all new cancer cases worldwide. Smoking, infections, and alcohol consumption are the three leading preventable causes of cancer. Variations by region ...

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 ...

A recent paper by Bishop et al. investigates the relationship between depression and early maladaptive schemas—negative patterns of perception or belief that develop early in life. Some examples of ...