National study found alcohol use declined among Generation Z and millennials, while heavy drinking among adults ages 50-64 increased by more than one-third since 2018. Alcohol use among U.S. adults has fallen for the first…
More than 93,000 visible appearances of brands promoting unhealthy food and drink, alcohol, gambling and speculative products were recorded during coverage of the largest FIFA World Cup in history, new research has…
An ironic development emerging alongside the “Make America Healthy Again” movement is the portrayal of nicotine as a wellness and performance-enhancing product. Across social media, podcasts, wellness communities and tech startups, prominent…
Smoking kills. But why does smoking seem more likely to kill now than a few decades ago? In 1987, a smoker had a 3.4% chance of dying within five years. By 2013,…
Researchers find potential links between breast tissue size and several common neurological and sleep disorders. Women with enlarged breast tissue, known medically as macromastia, may be more likely to experience chronic migraine,…
A Chicago-area man is set to become the first person in the United States to receive a bionic arm connected directly to his bone, nerves and muscles — an advanced prosthesis designed…
Handheld scanner provides information comparable to much larger laboratory systems, could one day help surgeons assess tumors during surgery. Researchers have developed a compact, handheld mid-infrared imaging spectrometer that can produce high-resolution…
Artificial intelligence (AI) models prioritize starkly different attributes than humans when making high-stakes decisions, and they don’t express indecision like humans do, according to a new study led by Penn State researchers,…
Every day, your brain runs the same calculation: take a risk or play it safe? Your gas tank might be low, but there’s just enough to make it to work on time.…
Mayo Clinic researchers are combining biological, environmental and health data with artificial intelligence to identify changes that may signal disease years before clinical symptoms appear. By the time doctors diagnose Alzheimer’s disease,…