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Teenagers who try e-cigarettes double their risk for smoking tobacco cigarettes, according to a new study.

The study — from the University of Waterloo and the Wake Forest School of Medicine — found that students in grades seven to 12 who had tried an e-cigarette are 2.16 times more likely to be susceptible to cigarette smoking.

Researchers have discovered a new class of enzymes in hundreds of bacterial species, including some that cause disease in humans and animals. The discovery provides new insights into how bacteria invade their hosts. The research appears this week in Nature Communications.

Considerable exposure to sugary drinks combined with a lack of water fountains in high schools are likely important contributors to increased consumption of sugar sweetened beverages, a new study from the University of Waterloo has found.

A dozen Waterloo researchers will receive supplemental funding to support their research identified by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) as on the verge of a breakthrough.

The recipients of Discovery Accelerator Supplements (DAS) are among more than 150 researchers who will receive over $26 million to further their groundbreaking research. The awards announced today also include funding for Discovery and equipment grants.