by University of Exeter Credit: CC0 Public DomainYoung people could be spared from going blind by a new genetic risk tool that could also help diagnose multiple sclerosis (MS) earlier, to start effective treatments. Optic neuritis is a condition that affects people of all ages, but especially young adults, usually manifesting in blurred vision and sometimes...
“THE PATIENTS ARE GETTING YOUNGER.”CANCERPeople below the age of 50 are getting cancer more than ever before — and doctors are stumped as to why. As the Wall Street Journal reports, the shocking 2020 death of beloved actor Chadwick Boseman, who died of colorectal cancer at only 43 years old, seemed to wake the public...
by Brigham and Women’s Hospital Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Since March 2020, COVID-19-related deaths claimed over a million lives in the U.S. alone. In the pandemic’s early phases, most deaths were among older adults, but in 2021, deaths in younger persons increased while deaths in older persons decreased. A new study by two investigators from...
The survey, which asked more than 6,000 teens, young adults, and adults ages 13-40 about their vaping habits, is the first to examine non-nicotine vaping in a national sample. Although some of these non-nicotine substances are safe when ingested, inhaling them in vaporized form could harm the lungs, scientists say. Several chemicals, solvents, and flavors...
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis is launching an international clinical trial aimed at preventing Alzheimer’s disease in people genetically destined to develop the illness at a young age. Unlike most other Alzheimer’s prevention trials, this one will enroll people before the disease has taken hold — up to 25 years before the...
by University of Birmingham Credit: Alexis Brown/Unsplash A guide to help young people talk to their GP about self-harm and suicidal experiences has been developed by researchers at the University of Birmingham in partnership with a group of youth advisors. Launched on World Suicide Prevention Day (10 September), the aim of the guide is to provide support...
