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Big, high-calorie meals after 6 pm may increase heart disease risk for Hispanics

November 5, 2018 6, after, Big, disease, for, heart, high-calorie, Hispanics, Increase, may, meals, pm, risk

A big evening dinner shouldn’t be on the menu. Eating the majority of a person’s daily calories in the evening

ACR: walking each day may cut risk for TKA over five years

October 23, 2018 ACR:, cut, Day, each, Five, for, may, Over, risk, TKA, walking, years

(HealthDay)—For individuals with knee osteoarthritis (OA), replacing time not walking with walking at moderate-to-vigorous intensity is associated with reduced risk

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Adolescent THC exposure alters neurons/gene networks associated with psychosis risk

October 18, 2018 Adolescent, alters, associated, exposure, networks, neurons/gene, psychosis, risk, THC, with

Young adults with exposure to THC (the psychoactive component of cannabis) during adolescence have alterations in the structure of neurons

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Combining genetic and sun exposure data improves skin cancer risk estimates

October 17, 2018 and, cancer, Combining, data, estimates, exposure, Genetic, Improves, risk, Skin, sun

By combining data on individuals’ lifetime sun exposure and their genetics, researchers can generate improved predictions of their risk of

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Gene variants raise risk of migraines in African-American children

October 11, 2018 African-American, children, gene, in, Migraines, of, raise, risk, variants

Pediatric researchers have discovered common gene variants associated with migraines in African-American children. The research adds to knowledge of genetic

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Readmission, death risk higher in COPD with comorbidities

October 3, 2018 comorbidities, COPD, death, higher, in, Readmission, risk, with

(HealthDay)—Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who have comorbidities are more likely to experience readmission or mortality and less

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Yo-yo dieting more than DOUBLES your risk of an early death

October 2, 2018 death, dieting, doubles, early, risk, Yo

Yo-yo dieting more than DOUBLES your risk of an early death and ‘makes you more likely to have a heart

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Height may be risk factor for varicose veins, study finds

September 24, 2018 be, factor, finds, for, height, may, risk, study, varicose, veins

The taller you are, the more likely you are to develop varicose veins, according to a study led by Stanford

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Dementia: New risk factor examined

September 20, 2018 Dementia, examined, factor, New, risk

Dementia describes a group of symptoms that include a decline in memory and cognitive abilities. There are a number of

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Eating gluten increases risk of children getting diabetes, study finds

September 20, 2018 1, children, Diabetes, doubles, eating, finds, Getting, Gluten, pregnancy, risk, study, type

Eating lots of pasta during pregnancy doubles the risk of children getting Type 1 diabetes by the age of 16,