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Understanding the heterogeneity in nicotine, tobacco, and cannabis use among young Americans

Young Americans use nicotine, tobacco and cannabis in multiple ways, but smoking those items––the most dangerous method––is still involved for most users, a new University of Michigan study found.

8 Dec 2025

Timing of genetic mutation dictates childhood leukemia aggressiveness

A team of researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has uncovered why children with the same leukemia-causing gene mutation can have dramatically different outcomes: it depends on when in development the mutation first occurs.

8 Dec 2025

Researchers explore brain activity linking nicotine withdrawal and pain sensitivity

Abstinent smokers experience increased pain sensitivity during withdrawal, to the point that they often require more pain relief after surgery.

8 Dec 2025

Insufficient sleep may decrease life expectancy

A good night's sleep is more than a luxury: New research from Oregon Health & Science University suggests that insufficient sleep may shorten your life.

8 Dec 2025

Simple blood and urine tests could spare febrile infants from more invasive procedures

New evidence from a six-country study led by the Montreal Children's Hospital and Children's National Hospital shows simple blood and urine tests could spare many young infants with fevers from more invasive procedures.

8 Dec 2025

NYS Medical Cannabis Program reduces chronic pain patients' reliance on opioids

Adults with chronic pain who participated in New York State's (NYS) Medical Cannabis Program were significantly less likely to require prescription opioids, according to a new study published today in JAMA Internal Medicine and led by researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Health System.

8 Dec 2025

Serious side effects after CAR T cell therapy for multiple myeloma share a common immune root cause

Serious side effects, including neurotoxicity and intestinal inflammation, that appear weeks or months after patients receive CAR T cell therapy for multiple myeloma share a common immune root cause, are associated with high rates of death unrelated to cancer relapse-primarily infection-and may be avoidable.

8 Dec 2025

Researchers discover a surprising ally in the fight against insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes

An international research team led by Professor Marc-Emmanuel Dumas at Imperial College London & CNRS together with Prof. Patrice Cani (Imperial & University of Louvain, UCLouvain), Dr. Dominique Gauguier (Imperial & INSERM, Paris) and Prof. Peter Liu (University of Ottawa Heart Institute) has uncovered a surprising ally in the fight against insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes: a microbial metabolite called trimethylamine (TMA).

8 Dec 2025

Understanding the health hazards of ultrafine particles emitted by small electric home appliances

Small home appliances equipped with electric heating coils and brushed DC motors, like hair dryers, air fryers and toasters—can emit harmful tiny ultrafine particles that deteriorate indoor air quality.

8 Dec 2025

PTSD may be linked to accelerated brain aging among World Trade Center responders

Researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have found that post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may be linked to accelerated brain aging among World Trade Center (WTC) responders involved in rescue and recovery operations after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

8 Dec 2025

High temperatures and heat waves may lead to delays in early childhood development

Climate change-including high temperatures and heat waves-has been shown to pose serious risks to the environment, food systems, and human health, but new research finds that it may also lead to delays in early childhood development.

8 Dec 2025

A slow-growing, bone-covered, noncancerous mass named as ossifying spindled and epithelioid tumor

It's not often that a pathologist gets to make a diagnosis that works for the patient by preventing treatment from occurring.

8 Dec 2025

Sleep may hold the key to staying active

Getting enough sleep and staying active are two of the most important things we can do for our health, but new research shows that most people struggle to achieve both, and that sleep may hold the key to moving more.

8 Dec 2025

Receiving immunotherapy earlier in the day may improve survival in cancer patients

Receiving anticancer immunotherapy earlier in the day may help individuals with cancer live longer. That's according to a study published by Wiley online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society.

8 Dec 2025

Integrating AI into colon cancer diagnosis improves the speed and accuracy of detection

A recent study reveals that integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) into colon cancer diagnosis over the past five years has significantly improved the speed and accuracy of the detection of the deadly disease.

8 Dec 2025

Blood sugar migration to saliva fuels cavity development in type 2 diabetes patients

Individuals with type 2 diabetes often have a higher incidence of tooth decay, but the underlying mechanisms remain unclear.

8 Dec 2025

Standard UK road crossing times may be unrealistic for older people with limited mobility

Road crossings need to slow down to allow people with mobility issues and older pedestrians enough time to use them, research has indicated.

8 Dec 2025

Social media affects children's ability to concentrate, study reveals

Children who spend a significant amount of time on social media tend to experience a gradual decline in their ability to concentrate.

8 Dec 2025

Lower dose of immunotherapy for malignant melanoma improves results

According to a new study, lower doses of approved immunotherapy for malignant melanoma can give better results against tumors, while reducing side effects.

8 Dec 2025

Study reveals the hidden toll of sudden cardiac death in type 1 and type 2 diabetes

A Danish nationwide study found that people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes have markedly higher rates of sudden cardiac death than the general population, especially at younger ages. At age 30, people with diabetes lose many years of life, with several of those years specifically attributable to sudden cardiac death.

7 Dec 2025

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Understanding the heterogeneity in nicotine, tobacco, and cannabis use among young Americans

Timing of genetic mutation dictates childhood leukemia aggressiveness

Researchers explore brain activity linking nicotine withdrawal and pain sensitivity

Insufficient sleep may decrease life expectancy

Simple blood and urine tests could spare febrile infants from more invasive procedures

NYS Medical Cannabis Program reduces chronic pain patients' reliance on opioids

Serious side effects after CAR T cell therapy for multiple myeloma share a common immune root cause

Researchers discover a surprising ally in the fight against insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes

Understanding the health hazards of ultrafine particles emitted by small electric home appliances

PTSD may be linked to accelerated brain aging among World Trade Center responders

High temperatures and heat waves may lead to delays in early childhood development

A slow-growing, bone-covered, noncancerous mass named as ossifying spindled and epithelioid tumor

Sleep may hold the key to staying active

Receiving immunotherapy earlier in the day may improve survival in cancer patients

Integrating AI into colon cancer diagnosis improves the speed and accuracy of detection

Blood sugar migration to saliva fuels cavity development in type 2 diabetes patients

Standard UK road crossing times may be unrealistic for older people with limited mobility

Social media affects children's ability to concentrate, study reveals

Lower dose of immunotherapy for malignant melanoma improves results

Study reveals the hidden toll of sudden cardiac death in type 1 and type 2 diabetes

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