Archive: 08/06/2018

Stall in e-cigarette use among youth, reflected in CDC survey, worrisome, says American Heart Association

American Heart Association CEO Nancy Brown issued the following comments on the 2017 National Youth Tobacco Survey (NYTS), released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration's ...

Jun 8, 2018

Alcohol law brings little change to drinking environment

New research from Massey University shows little evidence that changes introduced by the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act (2012) have affected New Zealand's alcohol environment.

Jun 8, 2018

When life gives you lemons, you take more risks

Anyone needing a little excitement in their lives could do worse than suck a lemon, surprising new research at the University of Sussex suggests.

Jun 8, 2018

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Prostate cancer drug given initial 'no' for NHS in England

A prostate cancer drug has been provisionally rejected as a first-line treatment on the NHS in England.

Jun 8, 2018

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Mitochondrial dysfunction contributes to kidney disease

Scientists found a previously unknown link between mitochondria and kidney disease, identifying a receptor that causes kidney dysfunction when suppressed, according to a study published in Proceedings of the National Academy ...

Jun 8, 2018

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Enzyme protects against obesity-related heart disease

Saturated fats found in high-fat diets increase the risk of heart failure. Now Manisha Gupte, PhD, Hind Lal, PhD, and colleagues show that the presence of an enzyme called GSK-3beta in the heart is crucial to protect against ...

Jun 8, 2018