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MedUni Vienna creates physical training programme to reactivate older adults

According to recent studies, around 11% of people aged over 65 are "frail", and 41% are on their way to becoming so.

10 Nov 2016

Study reveals bidirectional link between executive function and healthy lifestyle

It should be obvious that those with greater self-control live a healthier lifestyle. After all, it takes self-control to exercise before work, or forego fried food for kale.

9 Nov 2016

Study examines link between vaping and subsequent heavy cigarette smoking among adolescents

In a study appearing in the November 8 issue of JAMA, Adam M. Leventhal, Ph.D., of the University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, and colleagues examined associations of e-cigarette vaping with subsequent smoking frequency and heavy smoking among adolescents.

8 Nov 2016

Targeted precision medicine can eliminate cancer risk in patients with Type 2 diabetes

The links between Type 2 diabetes and cancer are complex: people suffering from diabetes mellitus essentially have a higher risk of developing cancer but, on top of that, some diabetes drugs are also suspected of increasing the risk in some cases.

8 Nov 2016

Gestational age may have long-term effect on children's academic performance, study finds

A new study published in the International Journal of Epidemiology indicates that being born either too early or too late may have a long-term effect on children's academic performance.

8 Nov 2016

Study finds lack of improvement in health status of childhood cancer survivors

Long-term survivors of childhood cancer live longer thanks to improvements to cancer treatments, but a new study looking at three decades of therapy suggests patients do not report better health status.

8 Nov 2016

Infants born following planned birth more likely to have poor child development

Planned births occur where a considered decision is made to deliver an infant, and in recent years there have been significant changes in clinical practice resulting in an increase in planned births before the ideal time of birth at 39-40 weeks' gestation.

7 Nov 2016

E-cigarette vapour does not induce DNA mutations linked to tobacco smoke exposures

E-cigarette vapour does not induce DNA mutations commonly observed with tobacco smoke exposures in lab-based tests.

7 Nov 2016

Long-term weight gain may increase risk of obesity-related cancers

Substantial weight gain over many years increases the risk of obesity-related cancers in men by 50 per cent and in women by almost 20 per cent, according to new research presented at the National Cancer Research Institute's Cancer Conference in Liverpool, today (Monday).

6 Nov 2016

Smoking causes added mutations in DNA of lung cells

A paper published today in Science shows that smoking tobacco causes added mutations in the DNA of lung cells and in the DNA of other cells in the body. This is the first study to show the process by which smoking causes these cancers.

4 Nov 2016

Smoking may shorten HIV patients' lifespan more than HIV itself

Among people living with HIV who smoke cigarettes, smoking may now shorten their lifespan more than HIV itself, according to a new modeling study published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases.

4 Nov 2016

Researchers explore correlation between sugar intake and coronary artery disease

What connection is there between food and drink with added sugar and coronary artery disease? Until recently, the question had been inadequately answered by research, but an extensive study from Lund University in Sweden has now contributed important clues.

3 Nov 2016

Smoking News and Research

MedUni Vienna creates physical training programme to reactivate older adults

Study reveals bidirectional link between executive function and healthy lifestyle

Study examines link between vaping and subsequent heavy cigarette smoking among adolescents

Targeted precision medicine can eliminate cancer risk in patients with Type 2 diabetes

Gestational age may have long-term effect on children's academic performance, study finds

Study finds lack of improvement in health status of childhood cancer survivors

Infants born following planned birth more likely to have poor child development

E-cigarette vapour does not induce DNA mutations linked to tobacco smoke exposures

Long-term weight gain may increase risk of obesity-related cancers

Smoking causes added mutations in DNA of lung cells

Smoking may shorten HIV patients' lifespan more than HIV itself

Researchers explore correlation between sugar intake and coronary artery disease

Survey finds fewer teens smoking, but many using tobacco products and e-cigarettes

Researchers develop new personalized assessment tool to predict lung cancer risk in never smokers

Wearable sensor data could be translated into empirically-verified measures of health risks

Infections, not antibiotics linked to increased risk of childhood obesity

Survey: Most Americans under age 35 believe e-cigarettes cause less harm than traditional cigarettes

Researcher receives $3 million NCI grant to study impact of e-cigarette usage on smoking rates

Study unravels how tobacco causes increased inflammation

New sperm research could lead to better infertility treatment decisions

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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