Higher ultra processed food intake linked to increased lung cancer risk A higher intake of ultra-processed food (UPF) is linked to an increased risk of lung cancer, suggests research published online in the journal Thorax. Jul 29, 2025 0 34
Exercise rehab can lessen severity, frequency and recurrence of irregular heart rhythm Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation lessens the severity, frequency, and recurrence of the most common form of irregular heart rhythm, atrial fibrillation, or AF for short, finds a pooled data analysis of the available ... Jul 29, 2025 0 15
UK teens who currently vape as likely to start smoking as their peers in the 1970s, study suggests UK teens who currently vape are as likely to take up smoking as their peers in the 1970s, despite a substantial fall in the prevalence of teenage smoking over the past 50 years, suggests a long-term intergenerational study ... Jul 29, 2025 0 14
New findings reveal how β-cell subtypes influence type 2 diabetes development If it has seemed like more people you know are developing diabetes, you are right. The diabetes epidemic is not called an epidemic for nothing: According to the American Diabetes Association, over 10% of the U.S. population—approximately ... Jul 29, 2025 0 45
Care beyond kin: Study urges rethink as nontraditional caregivers step up in dementia care Friends, ex-spouses and neighbors are playing a growing role in caring for older adults with dementia—yet surveys and policies still act as if only spouses and children matter. Jul 29, 2025 0 11
A single bout of exercise gives results that could help cancer patients A single bout of either resistance or high-intensity interval training could help in the cancer battle, new research from Edith Cowan University (ECU) has found. Jul 29, 2025 0 27
What to know about the brain-eating amoeba that killed a child swimming in a lake A 12-year-old boy died from a brain-eating amoeba two weeks after a holiday weekend on a popular South Carolina lake. Jul 29, 2025 0 25
Polarized light imaging enhances accuracy of deep brain stimulation Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is a widely used surgical treatment for neurological disorders such as Parkinson's disease, essential tremor, and obsessive–compulsive disorder. The procedure involves implanting electrodes into ... Jul 29, 2025 0 23
Antiviral treatment fails to slow early-stage Alzheimer's The idea that herpes infections trigger or contribute to Alzheimer's disease has been gaining favor among some scientists, raising hope that herpes treatments could slow the progression of Alzheimer's symptoms among patients. Jul 29, 2025 0 24
Cannabis use disorder triples risk of oral cancer A recent study by researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine has found that individuals with cannabis use disorder (CUD) are more than three times more likely to develop oral cancer within five ... Jul 29, 2025 0 49