Risk factors

A new study has contradicted existing research into loneliness and mortality risk

Aging Well

Link between loneliness and risk of dying challenged by new study

A new study has found that for older adults receiving in-home care, loneliness doesn’t increase the risk of death. The findings contradict much of the existing research into the link between loneliness and health.

Controlling many risk factors reduced the risk of early death in people with high blood pressure

Wellness & Healthy Living

Combo attack can neutralize high blood pressure death risk

A study examined how managing multiple heart disease risk factors reduced the likelihood of premature death faced by people with high blood pressure. Its findings highlight the need for a broad approach to preventing or treating hypertension.

The study suggests that firefighters exposed to haloalkanes have an increased risk of brain tumors

Brain Health

Exposure to firefighting chemicals linked to increased brain tumor risk

New research by Yale has found an association between exposure to chemicals commonly used in firefighting and incidence of a brain tumor called a glioma in firefights, suggesting that the cancer may have an environmental cause.