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Middle-aged people who do not smoke and do not have hypertension or obesity, will, on average, become ill nine years later.

Large Josephine Nefkens Foundation subsidy for cancer research

As many as one in seventeen young teenagers use the sleeping aid melatonin on a weekly basis to help them sleep better. This is the conclusion of the long-term Generation R population study in Rotterdam. Researchers warn parents to be careful when using melatonin without a physician's advice, because the long-term effects on children are unknown.

That pain killer fentanyl poses a serious risk of a fatal overdose has been known for some time. PhD student Evelien Kuip set out to find the main risk factors.