Hispanic and Latinx young men with higher levels of education who were born in the United States and speak mostly English at home are more likely to use e-cigarettes, according to a Rutgers researcher. In a study, published in American Journal of Medicine Open, researchers examined current and former use of e-cigarettes among individuals from six distinct Hispanic and Latinx […]

A rehabilitation programme that helps people with long COVID reduce their symptoms and increase activity levels has shown “impressive” results, say scientists. It is based on a gradual or paced increase in a patient’s physical activity. Before the start of the programme, the people taking part in the programme were reporting on average three “crashes” a week where they were […]

Psychological distress is significantly linked to the development of dementia later in life, new research shows. Results from a population-based study of nearly 70,000 participants showed that symptoms of psychological distress, defined as experiencing stress or having a depressive mood, exhaustion, and nervousness during the past month, were associated with a 20% increased risk for dementia. Dr Sonja Sulkava Distress […]

Researchers have used virtual reality games, eye tracking and machine learning to show that differences in eye movements can be used to detect ADHD, potentially providing a tool for more precise diagnosis of attention deficits. Their approach could also be used as the basis for an ADHD therapy, normal dosage of hydroxyzine hcl and with some modifications, to assess other […]

The lack of clear direction and priorities at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s tobacco division has hampered its ability to regulate electronic cigarettes and other products, according to an expert panel assembled to examine problems at the agency. A blistering report released Monday describes the FDA’s tobacco program as “reactive and overwhelmed,” in its effort to oversee both traditional […]

Cambridge scientists have managed to identify and kill those breast cancer cells that evade standard treatments in a study in mice. The approach is a step towards the development of new treatments to prevent relapse in patients. Tumors are complex entities made up of many types of cells, including cancer cells and normal cells. But even within a single tumor […]

The advice general practitioners give to patients with obesity in the UK was found to be “highly varied, superficial and often lacked an apparent evidence base,” according to a new study from the University of Oxford. GPs in the UK are in a trusted position as guides and managers of health in their communities. Expectations of them are often high: […]

Nature is a powerful tool that can be harnessed by social prescribers to improve people’s health and well-being, according to a series of new evidence reviews led by a UCL researcher. Researchers worked with the National Academy for Social Prescribing (NASP) to prepare four Evidence Information Notes, commissioned by Natural England, relating to the links between time spent in nature […]

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LISBON, Portugal — Efforts are underway to better identify which individuals with so-called “prediabetes” are at greatest risk for developing type 2 diabetes and subsequent complications, and therefore merit more intensive intervention. “Prediabetes” is the term coined to refer to either “impaired fasting glucose (IFG)” or “impaired glucose tolerance (IGT),” both denoting levels of elevated glycemia that don’t meet the […]