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Age is one of the risk factors for this disease.
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Evidence shows that massage therapy can have a positive effect on high blood pressure, a major risk factor for heart disease.
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Team Verywell Health, Verywell Health, 1 Oct. 2025
Under the public safety order, that same data — especially anything interpreted as a behavioral risk factor — could be flagged by AI as indicative of potential danger.
—Kate Caldwell, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
Fever during pregnancy – especially high-grade fevers – can affect the fetus’ brain development, and some studies have identified the fever itself as a risk factor for neurodevelopment disorders such as autism.
—Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
Based on these findings, chronic insomnia could be a potentially modifiable risk factor for cognitive impairment and dementia, according to Carvalho.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2025
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Team Verywell Health, Verywell Health, 1 Oct. 2025
Under the public safety order, that same data — especially anything interpreted as a behavioral risk factor — could be flagged by AI as indicative of potential danger.
—Kate Caldwell, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
Fever during pregnancy – especially high-grade fevers – can affect the fetus’ brain development, and some studies have identified the fever itself as a risk factor for neurodevelopment disorders such as autism.
—Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
Based on these findings, chronic insomnia could be a potentially modifiable risk factor for cognitive impairment and dementia, according to Carvalho.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2025
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“Risk factor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/risk%20factor. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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