A new study looked at almost one million married couples and found dementia clustered among couples. Shared lifestyle doesn’t explain everything.
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Studies have shown people who sleep more than average have a higher risk of health problems and death. But is sleeping a lot a symptom or a cause?
New international research reveals climate change increased the proportion of wildfire smoke-related human deaths tenfold between the 1960s and 2010s. Here’s what that means for Australia.
In many animals, including humans, adverse events in youth have lasting negative health effects over the life span. But new research suggests something different is going on in mountain gorillas.
People don’t all age at the same rate. Untangling the factors that influence health and disease – such as epigenetics, demographics and behavior – could lead to better care for those who need it most.
Genetic modifications to DNA regions involved in metabolism, cholesterol and immunity may play a role in ALS disease progression.
Adults who experienced trauma in childhood may get poor medical care because they have trouble telling a clear story about their health.
For patients recovering from heart surgery, being overweight or moderately obese appears to be an advantage over being underweight or even having a normal BMI.
Stress, depression, and high blood pressure were just some of the risk factors the study’s researchers identified.
Physical training before surgery — like breathing exercises or running — boosts the odds of a good outcome. Patients with surgeries postponed during COVID-19 can use the delay for ‘prehabilitation.’
Many case of dementia can be avoided, and it’s never too early to start taking preventative action.
Using electronic medical records may be a better way to treat those at risk of heart disease than treating everyone or treating only known ‘at risk’ groups.
A study being launched today by Australia’s National Research Organisation for Women’s Safety confirms the serious impacts of intimate partner violence.
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Team Head, Cardiovascular Disease Prevention, QIMR Berghofer
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Professor of Psychiatry, University of Toronto
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PhD candidate, The University of Melbourne
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Adjunct Research Fellow, Sociology, Swinburne University of Technology
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Professor of Psychiatry, University of Toronto
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Professor of Psychiatry of Older People, UCL
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Professor, Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Queen's University, Ontario
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Professor of Gerontology, University of Southern California
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Research Associate Professor of Epidemiology, University of Michigan
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Assistant Professor of Anthropology, University of Michigan
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Associate Professor in Cellular Neuroscience, University of Reading
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Professor, Department of Public Health Sciences, Queen's University, Ontario
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Professor of Neurology and Neurogenetics, Utrecht University
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PhD candidate in Neurogenetics, Utrecht University
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Professor Emeritus, Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Queen's University, Ontario