However, the way that risk factors affect brain health can vary, said Gregory Cooper, MD, PhD, chief of adult neurology and director of the Memory Center at Norton Healthcare Neuroscience Institute.

Various factors can increase the risk of developing migraine, including genetics, hormonal changes, and lifestyle choices like smoking. Migraine is a neurological condition involving intense ...

You’re not alone. Dementia can be scary. Understanding risk factors helps us take better steps to prevent it. Fortunately, new research highlights three key factors that matter more than we thought.

Each risk factor is broken down, if possible, and scored from 0 to as high as 5. Males and females are scored separately to account for risk factors that might be elevated by sex.

While this condition is noncancerous and does not mean there’s an increased risk for prostate cancer in the future, it can still affect a person’s quality of life. Understanding the risk factors can ...

New research led by Mass General Brigham reveals that people facing social challenges—like food insecurity, financial strain, and limited healthcare access—are two to three times more likely to ...

Spina bifida is among the most common and debilitating neural tube defects, affecting approximately 1 in every 2,875 newborns ...

Fletcher JM, Frisvold DE. Higher education and health investments: does more schooling affect preventive health care use? J Hum Cap. 2009;3 (2):144-176. doi:10.1086/645090 ...

The researchers used data from nearly half a million UK Biobank participants to assess the influence of 164 environmental factors and genetic risk scores for 22 major diseases on ageing, age ...

Knowledge is power, the old adage goes, so we’re digging into the 10 different health problems that should be on your radar ...

A study published in The Lancet Public Health has revealed a disturbing trend affecting younger generations. Analysis of data from over 23 million cancer patients and 7 million cancer-related ...