News tagged with risk index
New index identifies periods when global stock markets might decline
Researchers have found a way to measure the likelihood of global stock market losses by identifying periods in which shocks may be more likely to spread across many national markets.
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Apr 05, 2012 |
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Mortgage defaults at lowest level since 2005
Default risk on home loans is now at its lowest level in seven years, says a professor at the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business.
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Mar 20, 2012 |
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Conservation risk highest off coasts of Canada, Mexico, Peru and New Zealand: research
University of British Columbia researchers have identified conservation "hot spots" around the world where the temptation to profit from overfishing outweighs the appetite for conservation.
Feb 20, 2012 |
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Metabolic abnormalities in obese teens may relate to poor diets
Obese teens may feel healthy, but blood tests show they have inflammation, insulin resistance, and high homocysteine levels , researchers report at the American Heart Association's Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism/Cardiovascular ...
Mar 22, 2011 |
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Coffee drinking linked to reduced stroke risk in women
Drinking more than a cup of coffee a day was associated with a 22 percent to 25 percent lower risk of stroke, compared with those who drank less, in a study reported in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association.
Mar 10, 2011 |
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Overweight adults may have the lowest mortality: Do they have the best health?
While overweight adults die at lower rates than other weight categories, a new study shows that higher body weight was consistently associated with worse health risk profiles.
Medicine & Health / Overweight and Obesity
Mar 08, 2011 |
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High cholesterol in middle age women not a risk factor for Alzheimer's and other dementias
High cholesterol levels in middle age do not appear to increase women's risk of developing Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia later in life, new Johns Hopkins-led research finds, despite a body of scientific ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Nov 10, 2010 |
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Study: Waist circumference, not BMI, is best predictor of future cardiovascular risk in children
A new long-term study published by researchers at the University of Georgia, the Menzies Research Institute in Hobart, Australia and the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute in Melbourne, Australia suggests that waist circumference, ...
Oct 14, 2010 |
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Malnutrition increases risk of prolonged hospital stay
Hospital patients admitted with malnutrition or who don't eat for several days are at greater risk of a prolonged hospital stay, according to a study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).
Oct 12, 2010 |
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Low socioeconomic status linked with more severe colorectal cancer
People living in economically deprived neighborhoods were more likely to be diagnosed with late-stage, non-localized colorectal cancer, even after researchers controlled for known colorectal cancer risk factors, according ...
Oct 02, 2010 |
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Varying CRP levels in ethnic groups may affect statin eligibility, heart risk prediction
Average C-reactive protein (CRP) values vary in diverse populations — possibly impacting how doctors estimate cardiovascular risk and determine statin treatment, according to a new study in Circulation: Cardiovascular Ge ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Sep 28, 2010 |
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Body mass index and thrombogenic factors in newly menopausal women
Although having a high body mass index (BMI) is a known risk factor for cardiovascular disease, researchers are only beginning to understand how BMI affects the physiological processes involved in the development of the disease. ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Aug 27, 2010 |
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Donor Risk Index does not impact outcomes on a small scale
The Donor Risk Index, which assesses donor characteristics impacting liver transplantation outcomes, does not bear the same impact on outcomes on a small scale as is suggested from large-scale, national data.
Aug 16, 2010 |
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New diabetes risk assessment developed
A team from the University of Leicester, led by Professor Melanie Davies from the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences and Professor Kamlesh Khunti from the Department of Health Sciences, has developed an easy way for people ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Aug 11, 2010 |
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Larger waist associated with greater risk of death
Individuals with a large waist circumference appear to have a greater risk of dying from any cause over a nine-year period, according to a report in the August 9/23 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/A ...
Aug 09, 2010 |
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