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Obsessive-compulsive disorder

18 Jan 2024

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) May Increase Risk Of Death: Study

OCD is also associated with academic underachievement, poor work prospects, alcohol and substance use disorders, and an increased risk of death.

01 Jun 2022

Drinking coffee linked to lower death risk: New Study

Adults who drank 1.5 to 3.5 cups of unsweetened coffee or coffee sweetened with sugar per day were less likely to die during a 7-year follow-up period Results were inconclusive for participants who used artificial sweeteners in their coffee

27 Aug 2018

Women with heart diseases should give birth within 40 weeks

Most women with heart disease have a healthy pregnancy, but researchers recommend that they should be aware that they have a higher risk of obstetric complications, including premature labor, pre-eclampsia, and post-partum bleeding.

23 Aug 2018

Air pollution shortens life by more than one year in India

If air pollution were removed as a risk for death, people in the world could live at least a year longer and in India, says study.

Premature death

16 Feb 2018

Single fathers at risk of premature death: Study

The research team tracked 40,500 people across Canada over 11 years and the subjects included 4,590 single moms and 871 single dads who, on average, were in their early 40s when the study began.

27 Dec 2017

Air pollution increases death in elderly women

The findings indicated that the risk was higher in elderly, who were low-income, female, or Black.Senior study author Francesca Dominici said that this the most comprehensive study of short-term exposure to pollution and mortality."We found that the mortality rate increases almost linearly as air pollution increases.

21 Dec 2017

Unmarried heart disease patients have an increased risk of death: Researchers

The risk of heart attack was 40 percent higher for those who were never married, the study said.

Alzheimer's disease

22 Nov 2017

Psychoactive drug use may up death risk in Alzheimer's patients

The study, led by researchers from the University of Eastern Finland, found that the risk of death was increased right from the initiation of benzodiazepine and related drug use.

18 Oct 2017

Men, take note! Here's why you need to ensure your blood donor wasn't pregnant in the past

Women who receive blood transfusions from another woman who was pregnant in the past may not be at risk, the researchers observed.

01 Oct 2017

This protein may improve flu symptoms, cut death risk

The protein called retrocyclin-101 (RC-101) is unique in that it not only targets the flu virus itself, but also the harmful inflammation the virus triggers in the host.

Antidepressants

15 Sep 2017

Antidepressants up risk of death: Study

The researchers reviewed studies involving hundreds of thousands of people and found that antidepressant users had a 33 per cent higher chance of death than non-users.

03 Aug 2017

Skinny legs may up death risk by 300 per cent, says study

According to the study, lean people who are metabolically unhealthy, but have normal weight, might be at a 300 per cent greater chance of dying.

12 Jul 2017

Animal-based protein vs plant-based protein - Which is better for longevity?

Weight loss through diet offers a range of health benefits, including reducing your risk of developing high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease, and some cancers.

02 Jul 2017

New test can predict death risk in breast cancer patients

As a result, "ultralow" risk patients could be treated less aggressively and overtreatment avoided, leading to fewer toxic effects, researchers said.

27 Jun 2017

Persistent mental stress ups death risk in heart disease patients

According to researchers, people with persistent mental distress, including depression and anxiety, were nearly four times as likely to have died of cardiovascular disease and nearly three times as likely to have died from any cause.

28 May 2017

You may die if you sleep less than 6 hours a day! - Read

The study further noted that people with metabolic syndrome who slept for more than six hours were about 1.49 times more likely to die of stroke.

01 May 2017

Unemployment can be fatal for heart patients; elevates death risk by 50 percent!

The findings were presented at the Heart Failure 2017 and the 4th World Congress on Acute Heart Failure.

16 Jun 2016

15 minutes of exercise may lower death risk in elderly: Study

It was observed that, during the study, as people exercised more, their potential death risk dropped considerably.

Higher sense of purpose

06 Dec 2015

Higher sense of purpose may lower death risk: Study

People who have a higher sense of purpose in life are at lower risk of death and cardiovascular disease, new research has claimed.

23 Oct 2015

Single blood test to predict premature death risk

With identification of a biomarker, researchers have found that a single blood test could reveal whether an apparently healthy person is likely to die of pneumonia or sepsis within the next 14 years.

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