Before the UK‑wide disposable vape ban, we asked 22 young adults who used disposables about the ban and how they might respond. Some reactions were expected, others were more concerning: “I’d probably start smoking." Read more about our latest study, led by Richie Carr: doi.org/10.1371/jour...

Published today! Our Mendelian randomization study suggests that adiposity does NOT play a major role in head and head and neck cancer (HNC). doi.org/10.7554/eLif... Watch this space for more work by this team exploring the effects of alcohol and tobacco on HNC.

Reassessing the link between adiposity and head and neck cancer: a Mendelian randomization study

Adiposity does not play a major role in head and neck cancer risk.

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Check out a new publication by TARG members @jasminekhouja.bsky.social and Benji Woolf that came out yesterday, exploring the impact of caffeine on sleep using Mendelian randomisation: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

<em>Journal of Sleep Research</em> | ESRS Journal | Wiley Online Library

Higher consumption of caffeinated beverages is associated with disturbed sleep patterns. Using genetic variants as proxies for caffeine consumption, caffeine metabolism, and sleep traits, we investig...

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New paper in @ntrjournal.bsky.social 🚬 Using ALSPAC data among young adults, we found that perceiving #vaping as less harmful than #smoking was associated with switching from smoking to vaping six years later. Read the paper here tinyurl.com/4yehtzj3

Perceived Harm of Vaping Relative to Smoking and Associations With Subsequent Smoking and Vaping Behaviors Among Young Adults: Evidence From a UK Cohort Study

AbstractIntroduction. There is a lack of evidence on whether vaping harm perceptions can predict vaping and smoking behaviors among young adults in the Uni

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Wondering if anyone can send me this full paper pdf that I'm struggling to access #icanhazpdf Epigenomic Dysregulation in Youth Vapers: Implications for Disease Risk Assessment (doi.org/10.1165/rcmb... ) Thanks in advance!