Biohackers chasing the fountain of youth are turning to an unlikely new tool: nicotine. Once demonized for its role in ...

As smoking rates fall in the U.S., startups and influencers are pushing the purported cognitive and health benefits of ...

Cigarettes are, unarguably, one of the deadliest consumer products ever sold – killing around 76,000 people a year in the UK and millions worldwide. Now, in a startling twist, the very substance that ...

Variants in a nicotine receptor gene are associated with a lower likelihood of heavy smoking, according to a study published ...

While labels list dozens of possible risks only four are supported by evidence, say researchers Almost all side-effects listed for statins are not caused by the drugs, according to the world’s most ...

The long list of side effects associated with statins is vastly overstated, according to the most rigorous assessment of the evidence to date. This is prompting calls for the drugs’ packaging to be ...

Benefits of statins greatly outweigh risks, study leader says Wrongly attributed side effects may discourage use by patients and doctors Regulators should change statin labeling, researchers say Feb 5 ...

Independent readers have been discussing the side effects of GLP-1 drugs such as Ozempic and Mounjaro, with many questioning whether the risks are being fully acknowledged as use of the medications ...

Statins were linked to only four out of 66 suggested side effects in a major study, plus two previously known ones. For decades, millions of Britons have been left confused about the side effects of ...

The long list of side effects marked on the packaging of statins can be a turn-off for those who might benefit from the cholesterol-lowering drugs. But a new study found only a few of those side ...

The cholesterol-lowering drugs statins do not cause the vast majority of so-called side effects listed on their packaging, including memory loss, sexual dysfunction and depression, a major review of ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...