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Beyond the Wrinkles: Unveiling 3 Hidden Accelerators of Aging After 50

By MedXY 09/11/2025

Stanford scientists identify smoking, cadmium, and lead as major environmental factors accelerating biological aging, revealing new insights into how lifestyle and environment shape health beyond genetics.

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Unraveling the Paradox: Why Smoking Benefits Ulcerative Colitis but Worsens Crohn’s Disease

By MedXY 09/04/2025

Recent research elucidates how smoking modulates gut microbiota and immune responses differently in ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease, explaining its protective effect in UC but detrimental role in CD.

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Global Impact of Cardiovascular Risk Factors on Lifetime Cardiovascular Disease Burden and Mortality: A Comprehensive Evidence Synthesis

By MedXY 08/19/2025

This review integrates data from over two million individuals globally, showing that absence of five key cardiovascular risk factors at age 50 confers a life expectancy advantage exceeding a decade, with midlife modification of hypertension and smoking yielding substantial gains in disease-free survival and overall longevity.

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How Birth Control Pills and Smoking Reshape Steroid Hormones

By MedXY 08/10/2025

A large study shows oral contraceptives and smoking substantially alter steroid hormone profiles in healthy adults, with implications for disease risk, diagnostics, and treatment decisions.

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The Key to Longevity: Avoiding Common Pitfalls After 60

By MedXY 08/04/2025

Learn about six common habits that can shorten your lifespan after age 60 and discover actionable strategies to promote healthy aging and long life.

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The Deceptive Myth of Low-Tar Cigarettes

By MedXY 07/27/2025

Low-tar cigarettes are marketed as a safer alternative, but evidence reveals they pose similar health risks, underscoring the need for quitting smoking entirely.