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If your blood type is AB, then you'll want to keep a close watch on your cognitive health. One 2014 study published in the journal Neurology analyzed the relationship between blood type and brain health and found that people with type AB blood had an 82 percent higher risk of cognitive impairment. And for more on protecting yourself from cognitive issues down the road, check out 40 Habits to Reduce Your Risk of Dementia After 40.

Though non-A blood types are relatively less likely to get stomach cancer, they still have to worry about pancreatic cancer. In the same 2015 study, researchers found that all non-O blood types were at a higher risk of pancreatic cancer, and subjects with type B blood were 59 percent more likely to come down with the cancer. And for more on the symptoms of this particular condition, check out 13 Warning Signs Your Pancreas Is Trying to Tell You Something's Wrong.

Although people with type O blood are more susceptible to bites, they can thank their genetics for one thing: protection against malaria. Oddly enough, scientists have found that folks with type O blood seldom die from malaria, seeing as the RIFIN protein—the protein that causes malaria—is less able to bond to type O blood cells and therefore cannot do as much damage.