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Medical Xpress / Cooling ingredients in vapes might cause irregular heartbeats
For years, flavor additives in e-cigarettes have been largely viewed as a secondary concern compared with nicotine. Research and regulation have focused on addiction, nicotine delivery and, more recently, the respiratory ...
Phys.org / Australia must tackle unemployment to reduce suicide rates
More than 3,000 Australians die by suicide each year, yet one of the strongest known drivers of suicide risk—unemployment—remains largely overlooked in Australia's suicide prevention programs. Now, Adelaide University researchers ...
Medical Xpress / Study of 5.8 billion medicines dispensed in England exposes stark health inequalities
Scientists have revealed striking inequalities and changing trends in medicines dispensing for more than 52 million people living in England during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.
Medical Xpress / Review focuses on sustaining smoking cessation support in lung cancer screening programs
Researchers from Flinders University say that building lung cancer screening programs that include strong, consistent and long-term quit-smoking support could play a crucial role in preventing smoking-related deaths. The ...
Medical Xpress / Brain workouts both inside and outside school walls may shape dementia risk
The experiences children have in classrooms, at home and in their communities may help build a cognitive buffer that protects against or delays dementia later in life. A new University of Michigan study published in Alzheimer's ...
Medical Xpress / Hospital addiction consultation service may improve outcomes at low cost
Helping hospitalized patients begin treatment for opioid use disorder may improve outcomes at a reasonable financial cost, according to a study co-led by investigators at Cedars-Sinai Health Sciences University. The analysis, ...
Phys.org / Greek fishermen struggle to keep up with pufferfish invaders
On his fishing boat moored in the Greek port of Ierapetra in southwestern Crete, Alexis Charlambakis pries open the mouth of a freshly caught pufferfish to reveal two massive teeth on each jaw.
Medical Xpress / New evidence on graft-versus-host disease prevention in stem cell transplants from unrelated donors
Anti-T-lymphocyte globulin (ATLG) for the prevention of graft-versus-host disease (GvHD) reduces complications and infection-related mortality compared with post-transplant cyclophosphamide (PTCy) in allogeneic hematopoietic ...
Phys.org / Researcher explores how sacrifice shapes judgments
As global audiences follow ongoing conflicts, stories of personal sacrifice often stand out. New research from the Kelley School of Business shows that people across the United States consistently view self-sacrificial actions ...
Medical Xpress / How H. pylori uses extracellular vesicles to drive stomach cancer
Scientists at the Hudson Institute of Medical Research have discovered how Helicobacter pylori, the bacterium responsible for most stomach cancers and peptic ulcers, delivers a key disease-causing protein into human cells. ...
Medical Xpress / Novel electronic health record-based marker can identify at-risk transplant patients and reduce organ rejection
A new multicenter study led by researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai suggests that a novel electronic health record-based marker can help clinicians identify transplant patients at high risk for organ ...
Medical Xpress / FDA approves combination therapy for higher-risk clear cell kidney cancer after surgery
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved pembrolizumab, an immunotherapy, plus belzutifan, a HIF-2α inhibitor, as adjuvant treatment for adult patients with renal cell carcinoma with a clear cell component ...
