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Despite advertising restrictions on public health risks like gambling and alcohol, junk food advertisements in Australia remain largely unregulated.

New research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London has reported that cannabis users’ risk of developing psychotic disorders appears to decrease with time once they stop using the drug.

For millions of Asians and Asian American people, the Lunar New Year, which begins in 2025 on January 29, is an annual time of renewal, reflection and traditions that promote health and longevity. This year, the celebrations lead directly into American Heart Month, an opportunity to focus on heart health and well-being. As the world’s leading nonprofit organization focused on heart and brain health for all, the American Heart Association is proud to support families in living a prosperous new year with meaningful health guidance.

Researchers at the Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet have taken an important step toward understanding how microglia, the brain’s immune cells, change with age and how these changes may contribute to age-related neurological diseases.

Increased exposure to glyphosate, one of the most widely used herbicides in the United States and much of the world, harms infant health in U.S. agricultural counties, according to a new study by two University of Oregon economists.

The World Health Organization reports a steady increase in cancer patients worldwide, marking it as a major health threat. Preventing and treating cancer has become a global priority, with identifying cancer-driver genes being essential for understanding its development and advancing personalized therapies. However, current methods struggle with generalizability and interpretability, limiting their effectiveness across different cancer types and populations.

In Tennessee—a public health bright spot in a conservative state with poor health outcomes and one of the shortest life expectancies in the nation—there is a high childhood vaccination rate.

It’s been five years since the country’s first COVID-19 outbreak was recorded in Washington state.

When Genevieve Postlethwait’s water broke in her sleep one July morning, she knew something was wrong. At 17 weeks pregnant, it was too soon for this to be normal.

If you’ve ever seen people at the gym or the park jumping, hopping or hurling weighted balls to the ground, chances are they were doing plyometric exercises.