The study — published Jan. 22 in PLOS One — analyzed 13,205 people aged 65 and older who were part of the 2022 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), a project run by the Centers ...

Previous research connects this type of behavior to a variety of poor outcomes. Children who act out can have trouble making friends, perform poorly in school and show reduced cognitive abilities.

Their goal was to define obesity not merely as a risk factor but as a “standalone” disease. Over nearly two years, the panel employed a consensus-building process to craft statements reflecting the ...

it can also highly depend on social and psychological factors. Risk factors for depression also include traumatic or stressful events, a history of other mental health disorders, and substance ...

In addition, contributors to sex differences in recurrence and poststroke mortality, including social factors, are unclear. We investigated sex differences in these outcomes and the contribution of ...

Most previous research in this area has looked at genetics passed down through generations, but here, the team was able to identify 15 different lifestyle and health factors that are associated with ...

EHINZ's surveillance relies on data from ESR’s EpiSurv system, which tracks notifications of gastrointestinal diseases reported by public health services. However, because many cases are missing ...