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Education & Business

Smoking has a negative effect on earnings, study

Pranjal Malewar

This is particularly true among the less well educated.

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Technology

Smartwatches could help people give up smoking

Pranjal Malewar

The technology has the potential to help over two thirds of trial participants quit the habit.

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Health

The impact of preconception health on pregnancy and childhood

PLOS

Smoking and soda consumption have decreased, but overweight and obesity rates continue to rise.

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Social Science

People who use both vapes and cigarettes are less likely to quit

Ashwini Sakharkar

Most of these 'dual users' tend to revert to only smoking cigarettes.

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Health

Being active: A simple secret to a longer life

Pranjal Malewar

This is not an unreasonable prospect.

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Health

Quitting cigarette smoking will add years to your life

Pranjal Malewar

Attention seniors! It’s never too late to stop smoking.

Health

Quitting smoking cuts heart attack risk

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Quitting smoking after diagnosis almost halved the risk of significant events, while just reducing smoking didn't have much impact.

Health

City noise could affect heart attack recovery and risk assessment

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Noise exposure in heart risk assessments could improve predictions and help prevent heart attacks by identifying high-risk patients earlier.

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Health

Quick home test identifies heart attack risk

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Swedish researchers from the University of Gothenburg have developed a home questionnaire to identify high heart attack risk quickly. This test is as accurate...

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Health

Poor health and stress in 20s harm cognition in 40s

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Early adulthood CRP changes linked to midlife cognition.

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Health

The influence of personality traits on smoking patterns

PLOS

Smokers are on average more extraverted, but less conscientious and agreeable.

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Health

The effectiveness of smoking cessation aids for mental health

PLOS

People with a mental health condition are more likely to choose specific smoking cessation aids.

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Health

Heart attack symptoms differ for women

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Signs of a heart attack in both men and women.

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Health

Atrial fibrillation risk associated with sweetened beverages

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Sweetened beverages, genetic factors, and atrial fibrillation

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Health

The study explores the smoking-DNA link across six racial groups

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Epigenome study on nicotine levels in diverse smoker groups.

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Health

Ultra-processed foods are the new silent killer

Dr. Prajakta Banik

The hazards of ultra-processed foods and proposed solutions

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Health

Long-term smoking affects immune system

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Persistent adaptive immunity changes due to smoking.

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Health

Quit smoking in 2024 with Cytisine, but it depends on your country

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Effectiveness of Cytisine in smoking cessation: A meta-analysis.

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Health

Growing liver cancer rates in successive Mexican American generations

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Rising liver cancer risk in generations of Mexican Americans: Multiethnic cohort study.

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Health

Smoking during pregnancy doubles premature birth risk

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Impact of smoking and caffeine on pregnancy outcomes.

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Health

Alcohol and smoking to blame for premature deaths among night owls

Pranjal Malewar

Staying up late at night has little impact on how long ‘night owls’ live.

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Health

Women are more likely to die from heart attacks than men

Vidya Nagalwade

Women with STEMI have a worse prognosis due to their older age.

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Environment

Cigarette butts leak deadly toxins into the environment

Amit Malewar

On the beach or cityscape, cigarette butts can be seen everywhere. An estimated 4.5 trillion filter-only cigarettes are smoked and butted annually. More than...

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Health

Respiratory disease in children linked to a higher risk of death for adults

Vidya Nagalwade

Early childhood infection is linked to a higher risk of dying from respiratory disease.

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Health

Nicotine exposure during pregnancy runs three times the risk of sudden infant death

Pranjal Malewar

All types of nicotine products should be avoided during pregnancy.

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Health

How does vaping affect the lungs?

Pranjal Malewar

E-cigarettes can cause cellular and molecular changes.

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Health

Pregnant women are exposed to cancer-causing chemicals in dishware and other products

Pranjal Malewar

Most chemicals are positively associated with the tobacco biomarker cotinine.

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Health

Maternal prenatal smoking may not cause ADHD in children

Pranjal Malewar

There appears to be no clear evidence.

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Science

Link between electronic devices use and mental traits

Amit Malewar

Short-time electronic devices might be a new way to reduce mental health burdens.

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Science

Exposure to toxic metals could cause atherosclerosis

Amit Malewar

Toxic metals in the environment may increase the risk of atherosclerosis.

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