Extracting and analyzing relevant medical information from large-scale databases such as biobanks poses considerable challenges. To exploit such "big data," attempts have focused on large sampling ...

Current models of mortality risk after heart failure (HF) rely primarily on cardiac-specific clinical variables and may underestimate risk in elderly East Asian patients. Researchers from Japan used ...

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Objective We aimed to investigate the association of cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) with cognitive function and dementia risk, taking genetic predisposition for dementia into account. Methods Within ...

Functional fitness builds strength for everyday tasks like standing up, lifting, and reaching overhead. This can lower injury risk and improve quality of life. Strength training is functional in many ...

Resilient individuals demonstrate adaptive psychological and physiological stress responses to acute stress, trauma or more chronic forms of adversity. Resilience is an active process, not simply the ...

What Is Alcohol Use Disorder? Alcohol use disorder (AUD) used to be called alcoholism. It's a medical condition that affects a lot of people. If you have it, you regularly drink heavy amounts of ...

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