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Although the United States has made significant headway in curbing cigarette smoking and secondhand smoke exposure, a new report finds ...

Large-scale genetic study identifies 14 genes linked to neuroticism

Study overview. Credit: Nature Human Behaviour (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41562-024-02045-w Neuroticism is a key personality trait described by well-established psychological theories, ...

WHO approves second mpox vaccine

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The World Health Organization on Tuesday approved an mpox vaccine from Japanese pharma company KM Biologics ...

Stop-smoking pill varenicline to be offered by the UK’s NHS

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain For the first time since 2021, a pill used to help people quit smokingâ€”vareniclineâ€”will again be ...

High cardiorespiratory fitness linked to lower risk of dementia

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain High cardiorespiratory fitness is associated with better cognitive performance and lower risk of dementia in the ...

Reframing cerebral palsy as a lifelong physical disability could improve adult care, researchers say

A boy is supported by his family and care team as a child but feels left with questions as an ...

Early adult binge drinking has lasting impact on aging brain in mice

New research shows lasting impacts of alcohol after a period of abstinence. GABAergic neurons (left) increase in excitatory drive, while ...

More people can survive sports-related cardiac arrest, researcher says

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Most cases of cardiac arrest during sport are likely to be preventable. In addition, the emergency ...

Young people were becoming more anxious long before social media. Here’s the evidence

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Thanks to bestselling authors like Jonathan Haidt and Jean Twenge, the public has become increasingly aware ...

Excessive social media use tied to substance experimentation in US pre-teens

Basic rules for screen time at a young age can help reduce childhood obesityâ€”new research