A large analysis of data from nearly 400,000 healthy U.S. adults followed for more than 20 years has found no association between regular multivitamin use and lower risk of death. The study, "Multivitamin Use and Mortality ...
Jun 26, 2024
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Dismissively tossing a tube of sunscreen over his shoulder, a bare-chested TikTok influencer declares that the cream causes cancer. He instead promotes "regular sun exposure" to his 400,000 followers—contradicting US dermatologists ...
Jul 21, 2024
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Every parent wants their kid to have a healthy relationship with alcohol. But how do you help them get there? Is it by letting them drink while they're young in hopes of making alcohol less alluring? Or by taking a strict ...
Jun 24, 2024
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A study led by researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACS) finds four in 10 cancer cases and about one-half of all cancer deaths in adults 30 years old and older in the United States (or 713,340 cancer cases and 262,120 ...
Jul 11, 2024
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The current method for assessing medication-related liver injury is not providing an accurate picture of some medications' toxicity—or lack thereof—to the liver, according to a new study led by researchers from the Perelman ...
Jun 24, 2024
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In a world of "day on a plate" TikTok reels and Insta nutritionists, one relatively new term is causing confusion among consumers—ultra-processed foods (UPFs). But while we've heard about the dangers of junk foods for years, ...
Jul 3, 2024
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New research challenges the notion that good looks are the key to happiness. It turns out that an attractive appearance leads to more risky behavior among young people. The more attractive a teenager is, the greater the likelihood ...
Jun 27, 2024
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It's Monday morning, the alarm goes off and it's already 7:30 a.m.—and you're 30 minutes late. Normally you need 45 minutes to walk the 3 kilometers to work, but this morning you'll be running for 20 minutes. Yes, but by ...
Jul 5, 2024
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When Michael Pirovolakis received an individualized gene therapy in a single-patient clinical trial at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) in March 2022, the course of his condition was dramatically altered.
Jun 28, 2024
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Artificial intelligence models often play a role in medical diagnoses, especially when it comes to analyzing images such as X-rays. However, studies have found that these models don't always perform well across all demographic ...
Jun 28, 2024
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