Both smoking and drinking are influenced by genetics as well as environmental factors.Credit: Bunyos/iStock/Getty More than 3,500 genetic variations that potentially affect smoking and drinking behaviour have been identified in a study involving almost 3.4 million people with African, American, East Asian and European ancestry. The findings, published in Nature on 7 December1, highlight how … Read more
Today’s youth have become Generation Wrecked. The number of young adults smoking marijuana has skyrocketed as cannabis usage has been legalized across much of the United States — including now in New York, a new survey released Monday reveals. Twenty six percent of people ages 18 to 29 — a group that includes older members … Read more
Smoking marijuana in combination with cigarettes may do more damage to lungs than cigarettes alone, a new study suggests. A study published Tuesday in the peer-reviewed journal Radiology showed that marijuana use may be linked to an increased risk of emphysema versus smoking only tobacco. The trend is made more worrisome by the fact that cannabis … Read more
He puff puff passed the other marathoners in this smoking run. A Chinese grandpa redefined smoking the competition after running an entire marathon in just three and a half hours while puffing away on cigarettes. Images of the chain-smoking athlete are lighting up Weibo — the Chinese social media platform — as fans praise his … Read more
What is it with these tech companies firing everyone remotely? I got my pink slip from Meta email with instructions for how to turn in my equipment, badge, collect severance, unemployment, etc., and I haven’t spoken to one human being. My exit interview was via an automated system, too. I don’t even know why I … Read more
If you have ever wondered why planes still have ashtrays in toilets when smoking is banned, there’s a reason. Australia was one of the first countries to ban smoking on flights back in 1987, followed by the US in 1988 and Europe eventually making the change in 1997. However, there are still ashtrays built into … Read more
Key & Peele – Let Me Hit That If it’s your first time getting high or you’ve been out of the game for a while, take it easy. Tolerance is real, and you probably don’t have much, so don’t try to match your stoner friend Gary’s lungs. Despite how casually many stoners take the drug, … Read more
According to Deep Longevity, the effects of mental health can be as important as physical health on the pace of aging. In fact, vulnerable mental health has a stronger effect on the pace of aging compared to smoking. Deep Longevity has bridged the gap between the concepts of biological and psychological aging. According to the … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Loneliness may make our biological clock tick faster. Being lonely and feeling unhappy can accelerate the aging process more than smoking, according to a recent article published in Aging-US. “We demonstrate [that] psychological factors, such as feeling unhappy or being lonely, add up to one year and eight months … Read more
Loneliness has recently been called an epidemic in the US — and for good reason. Researchers from Deep Longevity, Stanford University and the Chinese University of Hong Kong studied the impact of loneliness, restlessness and unhappiness on the aging body. Their findings suggested that these negative emotional predicaments may have a greater effect on health … Read more
Summary: Loneliness, restless sleep, and unhappiness have a significant effect on biological aging, a new study reports. Source: Deep Longevity LTD Molecular damage accumulates and contributes to the development of aging-related frailty and serious diseases. In some people these molecular processes are more intense than in others, a condition commonly referred to as accelerated aging. … Read more
HONG KONG — Being unhappy or experiencing loneliness accelerates the aging process more than smoking, according to new research. An international team says unhappiness damages the body’s biological clock, increasing the risk for Alzheimer’s, diabetes, heart disease, and other illnesses. The team reports that they detected aging acceleration among people with a history of stroke, … Read more
CNN — Scientists have long known that air pollution can be linked with an increased risk of lung cancer in people who never smoked, but new research describes one mechanism that might help explain how. The findings, presented Saturday at the European Society for Medical Oncology Presidential Symposium in Paris, suggest that air pollution can … Read more