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Brainy teens less likely to smoke, more likely to drink and use cannabis
In a sample of over 6,000 young people in England, high childhood academic at age 11 is associated with a reduced risk of cigarette...
Children of advantaged older women have better cognitive ability
In contrast to 40 years ago, children born to older mothers today are more likely to perform better in cognitive ability tests than those...
Bacterial growth stimulated by antibiotics
University of Exeter researchers exposed E.coli bacteria to eight rounds of antibiotic treatment over four days and found that they hads peedier and increased antibiotic...
Is altitude linked to metabolic syndrome risk?
People living between 457-2,297m, had a lower risk of developing metabolic syndrome than those living at sea level (0-121m, found a Spanish prospective cohort...
Old antibiotic tweaked against drug resistant bacteria
Researchers have tweaked an old antibiotic and boosted its effectiveness against six different drug-resistant bacteria that cause common respiratory and sexually transmitted diseases.
Single motherhood links to later poor health
Single motherhood before age 50 links to poorer health in later life, with risks greatest for lone mums in England, the US, and Scandinavia.
Kids’ self-control impacts health outcomes
Conscientious children are less likely to smoke in later life and the personality trait could help explain health inequalities, data from the US National Child Development Study suggests.
Benefits of a drink a day 'exaggerated'
UK researchers say the health benefits of having a drink a day may be exaggerated. Only women over age 65, if anyone, might get a protective effect from light drinking, compared to people who never drank.
Fluoride study raises public health concerns
Water fluoridation above a certain level is linked to 30% higher than expected rates of hypothyroidism in England, new research suggests
Just 10-a-day doubles premature death risk
The first large-scale, direct evidence on smoking and mortality in Australia shows up to 1.8m of the country’s 2.7m smokers will die from their habit if they continue to smoke.
Drinking and using AI medication
Data from the US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey shows that almost 42% of American drinkers have used alcohol-interactive (AI) prescription medications, putting themselves at risk of 'serious alcohol and medication interactions'.
Blistering sunburns before 20 years increases melanoma risk
With incidence rates of melanoma rising for at least 30 years, it is not surprising that new research suggests that five or more blistering...
Vitamin D: barometer of health but no need for supplementation
Two large studies, published in the British Medical Journal and based on data from more than 1m people, show that people with low vitamin...
'Five-a-day' diet not enough – UK research
New study in the UK recommends a doubling of 'five-a-day' diet and finds vegetables to be four times healthier than fruit, reports The Daily...
Recommended salt guidelines may be too low – study
Current recommended salt guidelines may be too low, a new Danish analysis has found. Health24 reports that the research indicates that Americans consume a...
Lower risk of liver cirrhosis death for coffee drinkers
Drinking coffee may reduce the risk of death from certain types of liver cirrhosis. CBS News reports that a study published in Hepatology that...