Yesterday's post on hedge funds got me thinking again about how vague "risk factors" are. CAPM uses a one factor model showing that risk explained why certain assets performed better than others.¹ ...

Environmental factors explained 17% of the variation in risk of death, compared to less than 2% explained by genetic predisposition (as we understand it at present); Of the 25 independent ...

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA — A large case-control study of stroke has identified a number of modifiable risk factors that explain approximately 90% of the population-attributable risk, with hypertension ...

A research team has uncovered higher rates of heart disease and worse heart health affecting adults living in rural communities compared to urban areas and the factors that likely drive these ...

The nation’s largest credit union said this week that an external review found it hadn’t considered race in mortgage underwriting, responding to CNN’s previous reporting about racial gaps in its ...

Asset prices often fluctuate, especially in real-time trading atmospheres like the stock market, but have you stopped to ask yourself why this happens? Some investments grow more than others, and at ...

Genome-wide association studies identify genetic overlap among disorders, providing evidence that their distinctions may be misleading One major difference between psychiatric disorders and purely ...