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Teens who smoke or vape are more likely to use cannabis, study finds

German adolescents who use cigarettes or e-cigarettes are at higher risk for cannabis use, underscoring the need for effective school-based prevention programs.

5 Jun 2025

Relationship insecurity explains the connection between poor sleep and jealousy

A new study to be presented at the SLEEP 2025 annual meeting found that poor sleep quality is related to relationship insecurity, which moderates the effect of sleep quality on daily feelings of jealousy.

5 Jun 2025

Bipartisan obesity bill gains support from Endocrine Society

The Endocrine Society today endorsed the introduction of the bipartisan Treat and Reduce Obesity Act (TROA) in the Senate.

5 Jun 2025

Study challenges taurine as a biomarker of aging

Research in animals and humans has suggested low levels of taurine may be a driver for aging, which has led to discussions about whether taurine is an aging biomarker.

5 Jun 2025

New biological age clock estimates how well someone is aging

A team of international researchers has developed a new biological age "clock" that estimates how well someone is aging, not just how "old" they or their various organs might be.

5 Jun 2025

Reverse transcriptase activity found in aging and Alzheimer’s brains

Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of dementia and affects more than a tenth of Americans aged 65 and older.

5 Jun 2025

Healthy living remains a challenge even for teens in affluent counties

Even in seemingly affluent counties such as Surrey, teens are unable to access healthy lifestyles due to poverty, geographical inequalities, discrimination and mental health challenges, according to a new study from the University of Surrey.

5 Jun 2025

Krakencoder reveals neural connections behind brain function

Using an algorithm they call the Krakencoder, researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine are a step closer to unraveling how the brain's wiring supports the way we think and act.

5 Jun 2025

SIRT6 identified as a critical safeguard of spinal disc health

Low back pain is the most prevalent musculoskeletal condition worldwide and is closely tied to the progressive degeneration of intervertebral discs.

5 Jun 2025

AI model diagnoses lung cancer using just a laptop

Imagine diagnosing cancer not with a supercomputer but on an ordinary laptop instead. Sounds like science fiction? Thanks to a revolutionary artificial intelligence (AI) model developed by Professor Kenji Suzuki and his research team from Institute of Science Tokyo (Science Tokyo), this far-fetched scenario is now a reality.

5 Jun 2025

Transcendental Meditation may offer lasting benefits for heart health in high-risk Black adults

A newly published randomized controlled trial in Frontiers in Medicine has found that the practice of Transcendental Meditation® (TM) may significantly reduce the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) in Black men and women at high risk for heart disease.

5 Jun 2025

Early heart ultrasound may predict birth complications in babies

An echocardiography of the baby's little heart soon after the onset of labour can predict the outcome of the birth and in particular whether the baby will adequately tolerate the contractions or will be more likely to go into distress, necessitating a caesarean section or an operative delivery.

5 Jun 2025

Compact diagnostic platform enables rapid COVID-19 antibody testing from fingertip blood

Researchers from the Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology (SIAT), Chinese Academy of Sciences, along with multiple collaborators, have developed a compact diagnostic platform that can evaluate antibody protection against COVID-19 using only a single microliter of fingertip blood.

5 Jun 2025

Fighting weight stigma is key to better mental health outcomes after weight loss surgery

New research shows that weight stigma-and not weight itself-has the biggest impact on mental health and healthy behaviors in the years after weight-loss surgery.

5 Jun 2025

Tumor profiling study advances personalized cancer treatment

Every tumor is unique. This makes it difficult to find the most effective therapy for treatment. The Tumor Profiler Center of the University Hospital Zurich, the University of Zurich, ETH Zurich and the University Hospital Basel has now carried out a study in which nine different molecular biological technologies were used to precisely measure the properties of the tumor in four weeks and enable a precise treatment decision.

5 Jun 2025

Alzheimer's gene therapy could help protect the brain from damage and preserve cognitive function

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have developed a gene therapy for Alzheimer's disease that could help protect the brain from damage and preserve cognitive function.

5 Jun 2025

Using Swarm Learning approach to aid doctors in treating stroke patients

Researchers at DZNE and the Department of Vascular Neurology at the University Hospital Bonn (UKB) aim to develop a computer model based on artificial intelligence (AI) to aid doctors in treating stroke patients.

5 Jun 2025

Trump decried crime in America, then gutted funding for gun violence prevention

Violent crime was already trending down from a covid-era spike when President Donald Trump presented a picture of unbridled crime in America on the campaign trail in 2024.

5 Jun 2025

Dog exposure may lower genetic risk of eczema in children

New research published in Allergy indicates that certain environmental exposures may affect a child's risk of developing atopic eczema, a condition characterized by dry, itchy, and inflamed skin. In other words, although some people may be genetically predisposed to eczema, certain environmental factors may increase or decrease that risk.

5 Jun 2025

Dementia rates decline among newer generations of older adults

A person aged 75 to 80 is less likely to have dementia today compared to someone of the same age several decades ago, a University of Queensland study has found.

5 Jun 2025