Share on Pinterest Scientists have quantified the impact certain lifestyle factors have on biological aging. Christian Charisius/picture alliance via Getty Images Researchers are still working to ...

Neighborhoods with more adversity have up to twice the increased risk of heart disease and stroke, according to a new study. People who live in areas with social and environmental adversities may have ...

Some of the environmental factors are modifiable, the researchers said. Nature versus nurture: Scientists are gathering more evidence on which has more of an impact on human well-being amid the aging ...

Air pollution, high temperatures, and metabolic risk factors are driving global increases in stroke, contributing to 12 million cases and more than 7 million deaths from stroke each year, new data ...

A new study led by researchers from Oxford Population Health has shown that a range of environmental factors, including lifestyle (smoking and physical activity), and living conditions, have a greater ...

During the past 60 years, experts have documented a steep rise in the incidence of both ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease—the two medical conditions that make up most cases of inflammatory bowel ...

The underlying causes of obesity can vary between people and typically involve a mix of both genetic and environmental factors. Obesity is a chronic health condition defined as the accumulation of ...

Epigenetics, the study of changes in gene function that do not involve alterations to the DNA sequence, plays a pivotal role in understanding the complex interplay between genetics and the environment ...

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The environment of business encapsulates the myriad external factors and conditions that influence the operations, strategies, and performance of organizations across industries. From economic trends ...