Risk Factors for Aging

List of Risk Factors for Aging

The list of risk factors mentioned for Aging in various sources includes:

• Sun exposure
• UV radiation

Risk factors discussion:

UV radiation from the sun causes premature aging of the skin and skin damage that can lead to skin cancer. (Source: excerpt from What You Need To Know About Cancer -- An Overview: NCI)

Risks factors for Aging: medical news summaries:

The following medical news items are relevant to risk factors for Aging:

• AIDS and the elderly
• Alzheimer's disease epidemic
• Control of blood pressure improves memory
• Erectile dysfunction risk factors
• Increase in cancer diagnosis
• Less sleep with age not normal
• Osteoporosis detectable in nails
• Osteoporosis, a burdening disease
• Polypharmacy in the elderly
• Vaccine for late onset shingles
• More news »

About risk factors:

Risk factors for Aging are factors that do not seem to be a direct cause of the disease, but seem to be associated in some way. Having a risk factor for Aging makes the chances of getting a condition higher but does not always lead to Aging. Also, the absence of any risk factors or having a protective factor does not necessarily guard you against getting Aging. For general information and a list of risk factors, see the risk center.

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