Targeted genetic screening of men who are at higher risk of prostate cancer could prevent 1 in 6 deaths by being able to better detect harmful cancers that are missed from PSA testing.

Working 49 hours or more per week in an office was linked to a 66% increased risk of high blood pressure. The lowest risk was with employees who worked fewer than 35 hours weekly.

Weekly physical and mental exercises for a year helped improve the symptoms of Parkinson's disease patients, who showed improvements in one-minute sit-to-stand tests and MiniMental cognitive tests.

An 18-year study of 1 million women found that midlife obesity, but not poor diet or lack of exercise, was linked to a 21% increase in risk of dementia, compared to normal BMI women.