Smoking News and Research

RSS

Study shows correlation between maternal lead exposure and sex ratio of offspring

Higher lead levels in a mother's blood can increase the chance of her bearing male offspring, according to new research led by Japanese scientists at the Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine.

14 Mar 2022

Study rules out post-COVID-19 conditions in hospitalized patients in South Africa

Researchers conducted a longitudinal cohort observational study on SARS-CoV-2 patients for serial follow-up.

14 Mar 2022

Factors influencing cross-protective serological immunity against SARS-CoV-2 variants in Asians

Researchers assessed the impact of demographic variability on the Pfizer/BioNTech BNT162b2 vaccine-induced serological immunity against SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern and variants of interest.

14 Mar 2022

Mild SARS-CoV-2 infection leads to tissue damage and shrinkage in brain areas related to smell

Researchers from the University of Oxford have used data from UK Biobank participants to look at changes to the brain on average 4.5 months after mild SARS-CoV-2 infection.

11 Mar 2022

Active compound in Chinese herbs prevents colon cancer in mice

The active compound in Chinese herbs called emodin can prevent colon cancer in mice, according to researchers at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine.

9 Mar 2022

Effective treatment for obstructive sleep apnea may reverse biological age acceleration

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) affects 22 million people in the U.S. and is linked to a higher risk of hypertension, heart attacks, stroke, diabetes and many other chronic conditions.

9 Mar 2022

Serious mental illness associated with increased cardiovascular risk in young adults

An analysis of nearly 600,000 adults in the U.S. found that those diagnosed with bipolar disorder, schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder may have a higher risk of cardiovascular disease at younger ages compared to adults not diagnosed with one of those serious mental illnesses, according to new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access, peer-reviewed Journal of the American Heart Association.

9 Mar 2022

Molecular signature of microorganisms in stool samples could predict pancreatic cancer risk

Pancreatic cancer is not one of the most frequently diagnosed cancers, but it is one of the most lethal due to its early local extension and metastatic behavior.

9 Mar 2022

Unusual partners are key to making more blood vessels

Insufficient oxygen to an area like the heart or legs, called hypoxia, is a cue to our bodies to make more blood vessels, and scientists have found some unusual partners are key to making that happen.

8 Mar 2022

Clinical decision support system may help improve cardiovascular health in patients with severe mental illness

In a new study, researchers demonstrated that they can significantly lower cardiovascular risk for patients with severe mental illness (SMI) by using a clinical decision support system that prompts doctors to provide individualized informational handouts about a patient's cardiovascular risk and treatment recommendations.

7 Mar 2022

World Trade Center responders have increased levels of mutations that escalate blood cancer risk

Scientists from Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) collaborated with researchers from New York to determine that 9/11 first responders to the World Trade Center have increased levels of mutations that escalate their risk for blood cancers or cardiovascular disease, according to a study published March 7 in Nature Medicine.

7 Mar 2022

Combination treatment could benefit smokers who also drink heavily

One in five people who smoke also drink heavily, but they show worse outcomes than non-heavy drinkers in quitting smoking and are often excluded from smoking cessation trials.

4 Mar 2022

Light-to-moderate alcohol consumption associated with reductions in overall brain volume

The science on heavy drinking and the brain is clear: The two don't have a healthy relationship. People who drink heavily have alterations in brain structure and size that are associated with cognitive impairments.

4 Mar 2022

See it to Believe it: How Medical Imaging Technologies Could Help Reduce Health Risks and Inspire Behavior Change

In this interview, we speak to Dr Gareth Hollands about his latest research that investigated the use of medical imaging to reduce health risks and encourage behavior change.

4 Mar 2022

Visualizing health risks with medical imaging may discourage risk-related behaviors, finds study

They say a picture can convey a thousand words, and researchers have found that using medical imaging technologies that can visualize health may discourage risk-related behaviors more than non-visual information.

4 Mar 2022

Taller adults may be more likely to develop colorectal cancer, study finds

A new meta-analysis, or data examination of several independent studies, by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers adds to evidence that taller adults may be more likely than shorter ones to develop colorectal cancer or colon polyps that can later become malignant.

3 Mar 2022

HPV-related cancers increase in U.S. counties with low-income, high smoking prevalence

A new paper in JNCI Cancer Spectrum, published by Oxford University Press, finds increases in both men and women for several HPV-related cancers in low-income counties or those with high smoking rates. Increases were slower in the highest-income US counties or those with low smoking rates.

3 Mar 2022

Study illustrates the link between e-cigarette use and increased odds of prediabetes

An analysis of data from a large, nationally representative survey of the US population shows that e-cigarette use is associated with increased odds of prediabetes.

3 Mar 2022

Some oral bacteria associated with development of high blood pressure in postmenopausal women

Some oral bacteria were associated with the development of hypertension, also known as high blood pressure, in postmenopausal women, according to new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access, peer-reviewed journal of the American Heart Association.

2 Mar 2022

Early menopause puts women at greater risk of dementia later in life

Women who enter menopause very early, before age 40, were found to be more likely to develop dementia of any type later in life compared to women who begin menopause at the average menopause-onset age of 50 to 51 years, according to preliminary research to be presented at the American Heart Association's Epidemiology, Prevention, Lifestyle & Cardiometabolic Health Conference 2022.

1 Mar 2022

Smoking News and Research

Study shows correlation between maternal lead exposure and sex ratio of offspring

Study rules out post-COVID-19 conditions in hospitalized patients in South Africa

Factors influencing cross-protective serological immunity against SARS-CoV-2 variants in Asians

Mild SARS-CoV-2 infection leads to tissue damage and shrinkage in brain areas related to smell

Active compound in Chinese herbs prevents colon cancer in mice

Effective treatment for obstructive sleep apnea may reverse biological age acceleration

Serious mental illness associated with increased cardiovascular risk in young adults

Molecular signature of microorganisms in stool samples could predict pancreatic cancer risk

Unusual partners are key to making more blood vessels

Clinical decision support system may help improve cardiovascular health in patients with severe mental illness

World Trade Center responders have increased levels of mutations that escalate blood cancer risk

Combination treatment could benefit smokers who also drink heavily

Light-to-moderate alcohol consumption associated with reductions in overall brain volume

See it to Believe it: How Medical Imaging Technologies Could Help Reduce Health Risks and Inspire Behavior Change

Visualizing health risks with medical imaging may discourage risk-related behaviors, finds study

Taller adults may be more likely to develop colorectal cancer, study finds

HPV-related cancers increase in U.S. counties with low-income, high smoking prevalence

Study illustrates the link between e-cigarette use and increased odds of prediabetes

Some oral bacteria associated with development of high blood pressure in postmenopausal women

Early menopause puts women at greater risk of dementia later in life

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Latest News