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Rheumatoid arthritis may increase risk of developing COPD, research suggests

New research suggests that rheumatoid arthritis may increase the risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

19 Oct 2017

Brazilian researchers find more significant cognitive deficits among early-onset cocaine users

People who begin using cocaine during adolescence display more significant cognitive deficits than people who begin using the drug in adulthood.

18 Oct 2017

Study finds more patients with ulcerative colitis but less number of surgeries

Today, a higher number of patients with ulcerative colitis are able to keep their bowel and steer clear of surgery, as shown in a study from örebro University.

17 Oct 2017

Study pinpoints which lifestyle factors cause longer or shorter lifespan

People who are overweight cut their life expectancy by two months for every extra kilogramme of weight they carry, research suggests.

13 Oct 2017

Researchers find significant increase in risk factors among people with stroke

Despite prevention efforts, researchers have found a significant increase over a 10-year period in the percentage of people with stroke who have high blood pressure, diabetes, smoking and other risk factors for stroke.

12 Oct 2017

Combination of serrated polyps and high-risk adenomas may increase odds for colorectal cancer

Most colorectal cancer develops from precursors known as polyps, the most common and well researched of which are conventional adenomas. Conventional adenomas often progress to colorectal cancer through an intermediate step called high-risk adenomas.

11 Oct 2017

Mitochondrial DNA copy number appears to be predictive of sudden cardiac death, heart attacks

Johns Hopkins researchers report that the level, or "copy number," of mitochondrial DNA--genetic information stored not in a cell's nucleus but in the body's energy-creating mitochondria--is a novel and distinct biomarker that is able to predict the risk of heart attacks and sudden cardiac deaths a decade or more before they happen.

11 Oct 2017

Research finds higher rates of cancer in world's ‘better’ countries

The world's "better" countries, with greater access to healthcare, experience much higher rates of cancer incidence than the world's "worse off" countries, according to new research from the University of Adelaide.

11 Oct 2017

New study demonstrates how traumatic experiences can affect vascular health

Today it seems about everything has been shown to lead to heart disease. Of course smoking is bad for you, as is high blood pressure. There's even mounting evidence that psychosocial factors can cause heart problems.

11 Oct 2017

Bedfont’s piCO Smokerlyzer involved in smoking cessation study at Maastricht University

Manufactured by second-generation family company, Bedfont Scientific Ltd.

From Bedfont® Scientific Ltd 11 Oct 2017

Study: Ovarian reserve tests do not appear to predict short-term chances of conception

Tests that estimate ovarian reserve, or the number of a woman's remaining eggs, before menopause, do not appear to predict short-term chances of conception, according to a National Institutes of Health-funded study of women with no history of infertility.

10 Oct 2017

Genetic variant found to increase likelihood of developing nicotine dependence

A DNA variant- located in the DNMT3B gene and commonly found in people of European and African descent-increases the likelihood of developing nicotine dependence, smoking heavily, and developing lung cancer, according to a new study led by RTI International.

10 Oct 2017

Your grandma’s guide to grass: Calif. rolls out website to cut through cannabis haze

Every day, Anna Denny encounters people who know their way around a joint. Denny owns Elevated 916, a smoke shop in north Sacramento that sells tobacco products and smoking accessories. But many of her customers don't limit their smoking to tobacco.

9 Oct 2017

Lifestyle factors have huge impact on regional variation in obesity rates, research finds

Lifestyle differences are to blame for regional variation in obesity rates in Scotland, research has found.

6 Oct 2017

Study: Patients with intellectual disability more likely to hospitalized for potentially preventable conditions

People with intellectual disabilities are five times more likely to be admitted to hospital with potentially preventable conditions, new research shows.

6 Oct 2017

Much ado over cigarette pack labels and health risk warnings

Soon the US cigarettes companies would be published more blunt statements making people aware of the health risks that arise out of smoking. This came from the 1999 lawsuit that was brought by the federal government.

4 Oct 2017

Women with high blood pressure in their 40s may more likely develop dementia later

Women who develop high blood pressure in their 40s may be more likely to develop dementia years later, according to a study published in the October 4, 2017, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

4 Oct 2017

Blood test for HPV could help identify cancer patients suitable for lower treatment doses

A blood test for the human papillomavirus, or HPV, may help researchers forecast whether patients with throat cancer linked to the sexually transmitted virus will respond to treatment, according to preliminary findings from the University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center.

4 Oct 2017

New digital platform for patients with chronic illness could save health services millions

A pensioner has used his chronic illness to create a digital platform that could save health services millions of pounds and make a huge difference to patients’ lives.

4 Oct 2017

Obesity plays key role in blood poisoning

High weight, little physical activity and smoking increase our vulnerability for severe bloodstream infections. They also increase mortality.

3 Oct 2017

Smoking News and Research

Rheumatoid arthritis may increase risk of developing COPD, research suggests

Brazilian researchers find more significant cognitive deficits among early-onset cocaine users

Study finds more patients with ulcerative colitis but less number of surgeries

Study pinpoints which lifestyle factors cause longer or shorter lifespan

Researchers find significant increase in risk factors among people with stroke

Combination of serrated polyps and high-risk adenomas may increase odds for colorectal cancer

Mitochondrial DNA copy number appears to be predictive of sudden cardiac death, heart attacks

Research finds higher rates of cancer in world's ‘better’ countries

New study demonstrates how traumatic experiences can affect vascular health

Bedfont’s piCO Smokerlyzer involved in smoking cessation study at Maastricht University

Study: Ovarian reserve tests do not appear to predict short-term chances of conception

Genetic variant found to increase likelihood of developing nicotine dependence

Your grandma’s guide to grass: Calif. rolls out website to cut through cannabis haze

Lifestyle factors have huge impact on regional variation in obesity rates, research finds

Study: Patients with intellectual disability more likely to hospitalized for potentially preventable conditions

Much ado over cigarette pack labels and health risk warnings

Women with high blood pressure in their 40s may more likely develop dementia later

Blood test for HPV could help identify cancer patients suitable for lower treatment doses

New digital platform for patients with chronic illness could save health services millions

Obesity plays key role in blood poisoning

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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