Forbes

Excess Arm And Stomach Fat Boosts Alzheimer’s And Parkinson’s Risk While Muscle Strength Decreases It, Study Suggests

Higher levels of belly and arm fat may increase the risk of neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, while high muscle strength may decrease this risk, new research suggests, the ...
Nature

Premature cardiovascular disease mortality with overweight and obesity as a risk factor: estimating excess mortality in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic

The United States has experienced high levels of excess mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic and also has high prevalence of overweight and obesity, which increases the risk of severe infection and ...

Active Risk Explained: How to Measure and Understand Its Impact

Active risk involves deviations from benchmarks with opportunities for higher returns. Learn how to calculate it and view ...
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How to Calculate Excess Return and What It Might Mean for Your Investments

Excess return refers to the return on an investment that surpasses the return of a benchmark or a risk-free rate. It measures the performance of an investment in relation to its expected or required ...
Forbes

Covid-19 Infection Increases Risk And Excess Burden Of Cardiovascular Disease

COVID-19 viruses affecting the heart, conceptual 3D illustration. Heart complications associated with COVID-19 coronavirus disease. The negative effect of SARS-CoV-2 virus on the human heart. With new ...
Medical Xpress

Excess body weight linked to increased risk for second primary neoplasm

Among cancer survivors, excess body weight is associated with an increased risk for a second primary malignant neoplasm, according to a study published online Sept. 17 in JAMA Network Open. Clara ...
TCTMD

Meta-analysis Finds No Excess Mortality Risk With Coronary Revascularization

PARIS, France—There is no excess risk of death from noncardiac causes in patients with chronic coronary syndromes (CCS) treated with revascularization and medical therapy when compared with those who ...
Medscape

Excess Body Weight Tied to Increased Risk for Second Cancers

Cancer survivors who had overweight or obesity at the time of their initial cancer diagnosis have a higher risk for a second primary cancer, particularly an obesity-related cancer, a new analysis ...
Nature

Excess body weight, weight gain and obesity-related cancer risk in women in Norway: the Norwegian Women and Cancer study

Excess body weight and weight gain have been reported to independently increase the risk of several cancers. There are few published studies in nationally representative populations of women on ...
UPI

Study: 87% of excess lung cancer risk eliminated if smokers quit before age 45

Smokers who kick the habit before age 45 can nearly eliminate their excess risk of dying from lung or other cancers, a new study estimates. It's well-established that after smokers quit, their risk of ...
TCTMD

More Excess Bleeding Seen With Rivaroxaban vs Other NOACs and Aspirin

Two of three commonly prescribed non-vitamin K oral anticoagulants (NOACs)—dabigatran and apixaban—have similar rates of major bleeding compared with aspirin, a large systematic review and ...