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The ground around Italy’s Campi Flegrei volcano has lurched up and down for centuries, but in the early 1980s it shot upward more than 6 feet with no warning, forcing ships to abandon Pozzuoli’s harbor and 40,000 residents to leave their homes. A new study pins the blame on rising water pressure rather than molten rock, pointing to a fix …

There’s a better way of treating binge eating disorder, a new study argues. The method, called “regulation of cues,” reduced patients’ odds of binge eating by 20% compared to those who got standard cognitive-behavioral therapy, researchers reported Aug. 4 in JAMA Network Open. “The study showed that our treatment could reduce binge eating more than standard therapy even after the …

Parents who ridicule, threaten or humiliate their children risk leaving them with a 64% higher chance of having poor mental health as an adult, a study has found. The research also found physical abuse experienced among the research participants reduced over time, while verbal abuse increased. Published in BMJ Open, the study gathered data of 20,687 adults from seven studies …

A new study has found that eating three or more servings of French fries a week could increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. An international team of researchers, including an expert from the University of Cambridge, investigated links between potato consumption and the risk of type 2 diabetes. Overall they found a 20% increased risk for those who …

New research looking at the aftermath of some of the deadliest wildfires to have struck the US in recent years has shed light on the devastating effects the disasters have on human health, with impacts that extend far beyond the official death toll and injury counts. Three studies published this week examine the long-term fallout from the Maui and Los …

Love potatoes? Well, there’s good news and there’s bad news. Eating chips has been found to raise the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, but baking, boiling or mashing potatoes was much healthier. Consuming french fries three times a week increases the chances of someone getting the disease by 20% – and doing so five times a week by 27% …

Researchers have conducted the largest-ever genetic analysis of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), a typically lifelong condition that affects people’s ability to exert physical effort and can be debilitating. The DecodeME study, which recruited over 15,000 people of European ancestry with the condition, revealed that eight stretches of the genome were tied to the syndrome. These had not previously been …

Craving french fries? Dunking your spuds in a deep fryer might be a recipe for elevating your risk of Type 2 diabetes. According to a study published Wednesday in the journal BMJ, swapping out your weekly dose of frites for boiled, baked or mashed potatoes could lower your risk of this chronic condition. The authors examined the diets of more …

New research links ultra-processed foods to lung cancer. Ultra-processed foods are associated with several diseases. Doctors warn that the findings don’t prove ultra-processed foods cause lung cancer. Ultra-processed foods have been linked to a slew of health conditions, including obesity, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. But new research suggests a surprising association between ultra-processed foods and lung cancer, raising …