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PhD thesis showed a previously unreported, statistically significant association with renin-angiotensin II receptor antagonists and Achilles tendon rupture.

The serum metabolite profile can be used to identify individuals likely at risk of developing an alcohol-related disease in the future.

Forest undergrowth, lawn turf and planter boxes were added to yard areas of daycare centres.

Engaging in a multidomain lifestyle program prevents cognitive decline, and this type of an intervention benefits many older adults who are at increased risk of developing a dementing disorder.

Women are 2–3 times more likely to suffer from constipation during pregnancy and right after childbirth than at any other time in their life.

Higher serum concentrations of biochemical markers IL-1Ra and irisin associate with some cardiometabolic risk factors in 12-year-old children, according to the doctoral dissertation of Satu Seppä, Lic Med.

A lifestyle intervention targeted to persons at risk for dementia was most beneficial among those with fewer structural brain changes at baseline, according to the doctoral dissertation of Ruth Stephen, MPH.