Peer-Reviewed PublicationAMERICAN THORACIC SOCIETY FORMER CIGARETTE SMOKERS WHO USE E-CIGARETTES OR VAPING DEVICES MAY BE AT HIGHER RISK FOR LUNG CANCER THAN THOSE WHO DON’T VAPE. EMBARGOED UNTIL: 9:15 a.m. PT, May 20, 2024 Session: B20 – Lung Screening: One Size Does Not Fit All Association of Electronic Cigarette Use After Conventional Smoking Cessation with...
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Nicotine dose in a single cigarette blocks estrogen production in women’s brains
by European College of Neuropsychopharmacology Aromatase (estrogen synthetase) detected in the thalamus (red spot). Credit: Jana Immenschuh A dose of nicotine, equivalent to that found in a single cigarette blocks estrogen production in women’s brains. This may explain several behavioral differences in women who smoke, including why they are more resistant than men to quitting...
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Dental research shows that smoking weakens immune systems
As if lung cancer, emphysema and heart disease weren’t enough, there’s more bad news for cigarette smokers. Researchers at the Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine found that smoking also weakens the ability for pulp in teeth to fight illness and disease. In other words, smokers have fewer defense mechanisms on the inside...