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Researchers receive $12.8M renewal grant to reveal how smoking causes distinct lung diseases

Despite cigarette smoking being the single most preventable risk factor for both chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), two devastating diseases that make it hard to breathe, about 44 million American adults continue to smoke.

8 Sep 2021

Marijuana use among college-age adults remains at historically high levels in 2020

Marijuana use continued to rise among college students over the past five years and remained at historically high levels among same-aged peers who are not in college in 2020, according to survey results from the 2020 Monitoring the Future (MTF) panel study.

8 Sep 2021

People living with HIV have higher risk of sudden cardiac death, finds study

People living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) have a higher risk of sudden cardiac death than people who do not have HIV, especially if the virus is not well-controlled or if they have other heart disease risk factors.

8 Sep 2021

Study finds sharp fall in amputations among people with type 1 diabetes

Amputation in type 1 diabetes is becoming relatively less common in Sweden. The rate has fallen by just over 40 percent over an approximately 20-year period, a University of Gothenburg study shows.

8 Sep 2021

Asthmatic children who are overweight or obese less likely to respond to inhaled steroids

Asthmatic children are less likely to respond to inhaled steroid medication if they are overweight or obese, and this leads to more frequent asthma attacks, according to research presented at the 'virtual' European Respiratory Society International Congress today (Wednesday).

8 Sep 2021

Legalization of cannabis smoking lounges impacts indoor air and public health

After years of progress on protections against secondhand tobacco smoke, multiple states and local governments now allow indoor smoking of cannabis at licensed cannabis businesses.

7 Sep 2021

Study could help improve design, fabrication, and use of nanofiber face masks

Since its outbreak, the COVID-19 virus has infected more than 207.7 million people worldwide and has claimed more than 4.3 million lives, according to the World Health Organization coronavirus dashboard as of Aug. 17.

7 Sep 2021

Study finds link between recent cannabis use and myocardial infarction in young adults

Adults younger than 45 years who reported recently using cannabis were 2 times more likely to have had a heart attack (myocardial infarction), and this link was stronger in frequent users, according to new research in CMAJ.

7 Sep 2021

Emergency workers who attended the World Trade Center site early are at risk of developing COPD

Twenty years on from the September 11 attacks, rescue and recovery workers and volunteers who attended the World Trade Center site are beginning to develop chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) often following a previous diagnosis of asthma, according to research presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress.

7 Sep 2021

New insights could help unlock the mystery of how lung cancer arises in never smokers

A genomic analysis of lung cancer in people with no history of smoking has found that a majority of these tumors arise from the accumulation of mutations caused by natural processes in the body.

6 Sep 2021

Research reveals the impact of nicotine-containing e-cigarettes on the body

Using e-cigarettes containing nicotine causes an immediate increase in the formation of blood clots and a deterioration in the ability of small blood vessels to expand and dilate, as well as raised heart rate and blood pressure, according to research presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress.

6 Sep 2021

Modest differences in lung function could offer clues about the risk of sudden cardiac death

People who have modestly but measurably worse lung function are more likely to suffer sudden cardiac death (SCD), according to research presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress.

4 Sep 2021

OHID will launch on 1st October to tackle health inequalities across the UK

The Office for Health Improvement and Disparities will officially launch on 1 October with the aim of tackling health inequalities across the country. It will be co-led by newly appointed Deputy Chief Medical Officer (DCMO), Dr Jeanelle de Gruchy.

4 Sep 2021

CDC awards more than $300 million funding to support CHWs fighting COVID-19

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention awarded more than $116 million in year one, of a three-year, $348 million program, to organizations for community health worker services to support COVID-19 prevention and control.

4 Sep 2021

Higher daily step count reduces mortality in middle-aged adults

Study shows that daily steps are associated with mortality from coronary artery disease in young adults.

3 Sep 2021

MUSC Hollings Cancer Center scientist wins Alton Ochsner Award Relating Smoking and Disease

MUSC Hollings Cancer Center researcher and tobacco control expert Michael Cummings, Ph.D., is one of two scientists to win the annual Alton Ochsner Award Relating Smoking and Disease.

3 Sep 2021

Losing weight and treating excess fat levels may help prevent lung disease in 9/11 firefighters

Losing weight and treating excess levels of fat in the blood may help prevent lung disease in firefighters who were exposed to dangerous levels of fine particles from fire, smoke, and toxic chemicals on September 11, 2001, a new study shows.

2 Sep 2021

New study sheds light on stroke risk factors among racial and ethnic groups

A new study led by a University of Cincinnati researcher sheds light on risk factors for certain kinds of strokes among different racial and ethnic groups.

2 Sep 2021

Trial tests effectiveness of two prospective stroke therapies over standard of care

Another goal of the study is to screen all participants for a mutation known to prevent clopidogrel, a prodrug, from being fully metabolized into its active form.

2 Sep 2021

Immune cells present in tumors from head and neck cancer patients, study reports

A new study from scientists at Emory Vaccine Center and Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University reports that the immune cells that are the major targets of immune checkpoint inhibitors are present in tumors from head and neck cancer patients.

2 Sep 2021

Smoking News and Research

Researchers receive $12.8M renewal grant to reveal how smoking causes distinct lung diseases

Marijuana use among college-age adults remains at historically high levels in 2020

People living with HIV have higher risk of sudden cardiac death, finds study

Study finds sharp fall in amputations among people with type 1 diabetes

Asthmatic children who are overweight or obese less likely to respond to inhaled steroids

Legalization of cannabis smoking lounges impacts indoor air and public health

Study could help improve design, fabrication, and use of nanofiber face masks

Study finds link between recent cannabis use and myocardial infarction in young adults

Emergency workers who attended the World Trade Center site early are at risk of developing COPD

New insights could help unlock the mystery of how lung cancer arises in never smokers

Research reveals the impact of nicotine-containing e-cigarettes on the body

Modest differences in lung function could offer clues about the risk of sudden cardiac death

OHID will launch on 1st October to tackle health inequalities across the UK

CDC awards more than $300 million funding to support CHWs fighting COVID-19

Higher daily step count reduces mortality in middle-aged adults

MUSC Hollings Cancer Center scientist wins Alton Ochsner Award Relating Smoking and Disease

Losing weight and treating excess fat levels may help prevent lung disease in 9/11 firefighters

New study sheds light on stroke risk factors among racial and ethnic groups

Trial tests effectiveness of two prospective stroke therapies over standard of care

Immune cells present in tumors from head and neck cancer patients, study reports

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Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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