by University of Louisvillevaping Credit: CC0 Public Domain With the start of a new year, smokers and vapers may have resolved to quit or cut back on the habit to improve their health. They may want to use caution, however, if their strategy involves switching from cigarettes to e-cigarettes, considered by some to be a...
by Medical University of South Carolina Credit: CC0 Public Domain Young adults are now more likely to vape than to use traditional cigarettes. After years of public health success in decreasing the numbers of people using cigarettes, researchers are seeing striking increases in the numbers of young people who use e-cigarettes regularly—so much so that, for...
Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc. Jan 21 2021 Breast cancer is the second most common cancer among women in the United States, and cigarette smoking is associated with a higher incidence of breast cancer spread, or metastasis, lowering the survival rate by 33% at diagnosis. While cigarette smoking’s link to cancer is well-known, the role...
by Erin Flynn, Western Michigan University Dr. Ricky Stull. Credit: Western Michigan University Quitting smoking tops many New Year’s resolution lists, but a nicotine addiction is hard to curb. “People try to go cold turkey all the time. The problem is that there are withdrawal symptoms,” says Dr. Ricky Stull, assistant professor of chemistry at Western Michigan...
SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY San Diego, CA – The COVID-19 pandemic has created a number of challenges, including that many are spending more time at home than ever before. This is a significant problem for those with neighbors who smoke. Smoking continues to be a problem in multi-unit housing, and while stay-at-home orders have helped...
A more sensitive technique shows cigarette alternatives may be more hazardous than manufacturer testing had found. A technique that can better assess harmful chemicals adds to the analysis toolkit for cigarette alternatives. This pioneering research by KAUST scientists reveals that a tobacco-heating device called “I quit ordinary smoking” (IQOS), emits many more potentially harmful chemicals...
Like any addiction, nicotine dependence warps the brain in elaborate ways—which is why treating it tends not to be as simple as mastering one’s willpower. Even after trying every technique in the toolbox—the support of friends, family, and a great therapist; nicotine patches; prescription drugs—many smokers will sooner or later experience a craving of overpowering...
by Louisiana State University A study conducted by a team of researchers at LSU Health New Orleans has shown for the first time that chronic exposure to inhaled nicotine alone increases blood pressure (hypertension), in both the body’s general circulation and in the lungs that can lead to pulmonary hypertension. The study also found that...
JUUL also impairs blood vessel function similar to cigarette smoke, UCSF researchers find UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA – SAN FRANCISCO PRINT E-MAIL JUUL delivers substantially more nicotine to the blood per puff than cigarettes or previous-generation e-cigarettes (e-cigs) and impairs blood vessel function comparable to cigarette smoke, according to a new study by researchers at UC...
The discovery of a signalling axis that connects nicotine responses in the brain with glucose metabolism by the pancreas sheds light on why cigarette smoking increases the risk of diabetes. One of the many dangers of smoking is an increased risk of diabetes, because nicotine uptake leads to altered glucose metabolism and increased blood sugar...
