Study suggests hospitals providing free e-cigarettes to smokers could help thousands quit smoking

Free e-cigarettes in emergency departments could help thousands of people quit smoking, a study suggests. Research from the University of East Anglia (UEA) shows that providing A&E patients with e-cigarettes and referrals to a smoking cessation counselor helps them quit smoking more than those who only receive advice. Dr Ian Pope, from the University of … Read more

Global study finds one in six teenagers have experienced cyberbullying

Get our free ‘Westminster Views’ email An international study has found that nearly one in six teenagers has experienced cyberbullying. More school-age children are reporting cyberbullying than before the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a report by the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Europe. A study examining bullying among teenagers in 44 countries and … Read more

Study says exercising at least twice a week significantly reduces risk of insomnia

One study shows that exercising at least twice a week can significantly reduce the risk of insomnia. Research has found that people who exercise regularly are 42% less likely to have trouble falling asleep and 22% less likely to experience any symptoms of insomnia. Studies have found that those who stay active for a long … Read more

Parents save ‘thousands of dollars less’ on childcare than government claims, study says

Sign up for our free morning headlines email Parents are saving thousands of dollars less each year on free childcare than the government claims, a new study shows. Research by prominent campaign group Pregnant then Screwed found that introducing the new 15 hours of subsidized childcare for two-year-olds would save an average of £1,440 a … Read more

Preventive cancer treatments may cause disease to “hibernate” and later relapse, study suggests

Preventive treatments designed to stop breast cancer from coming back actually cause cancer cells to mutate and “hibernate”, growing again years later, new findings suggest. Researchers set out to explain why breasts cancer Recurrence can occur years after initial treatment Hormone therapy used to prevent breast cancer from coming back can trigger changes in certain … Read more

Some parents say online harassment of girls is ‘too common to be of concern’, study finds

Online harassment of girls is “so common” that some parents think it is “normal”, a study has found. Online safety charity Internet Matters found that 77% of digital experiences among 13 to 16-year-old girls in the UK were harmful or potentially harmful. The survey also found that parents “are starting to think that online harassment … Read more

Study finds artificial intelligence can predict patients’ future health

Artificial intelligence (AI) can be used to predict the types of health conditions patients may develop in the future, a study has found. The researchers say the technology could be used to help doctors monitor patients or make diagnostic decisions. this AI A tool called Foresight is part of the same family as the following … Read more

Some Easter eggs are up 50% in price this year, while others are smaller, which one?The study found

Some Easter eggs have increased in price by at least 50% this year, while others have shrunk in size, according to a study. Dry weather in West Africa caused global cocoa prices to surge, with overall chocolate prices rising 12.6% in a year, according to Which? Supermarket food and drink inflation tracker. Figures show that … Read more

Inequality has increased since the 2000s, with India’s richest 1% owning 40% of wealth, study shows

The newspaper said the quality of Indian economic data was significantly poor (representative) New Delhi: Inequality in India has risen sharply since the early 2000s, with the income and wealth shares of the richest 1% rising to 22.6% and 40.1% respectively in 2022-23, a working paper shows. The paper titled “Income and Wealth Inequality in … Read more

E-cigarettes cause DNA damage similar to smoking – study links vaping to cancer risk

A new study shows that e-cigarettes damage users’ DNA in a similar way to how smokers develop cancer. Researchers from University College London found e-cigarette Similar changes occur in the DNA of cells in the mouths of users and smokers – changes linked to future lung development cancer among smokers. This is the first major … Read more