by Amira Guirguis, The Conversation Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainVaping is now more common than cigarette smoking among young people, according to a new report coordinated by the University of Glasgow and commissioned by the World Health Organization. This echoes research that has found the popularity of vaping among young people in the UK has surged...
by University of Otago Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainSensory changes may be an unexpected side effect of vaping, new University of Otago research shows. The study, carried out in collaboration with the National Institute for Health Innovation and published in the journal Appetite, assessed the potential effects of vaping on the sense of taste and smell among...
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...
by University of Otago Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain While vaping provides a pathway to help smokers wanting to quit, for non-smokers it may be the first step on a pathway to taking up smoking, a new study has shown. Led by University of Otago post graduate student Andre Mason and Associate Professor Damian Scarf, of the...
By Rich Haridy November 24, 2022 New research adds to a small but growing body of study investigating the effects of e-cigarette use on oral health Depositphotos Smoking is no good for your teeth, that is well-known. But what about vaping? New research from Tufts University suggests using e-cigarettes may not be that much better,...
by The City University of New York Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The use of electronic cigarettes is increasing, especially among young people. In the U.S., outbreaks of lung injury and other respiratory illnesses and deaths associated with vaping have been reported, but the short- and long-term health implications are largely unknown. In a new study...
by American Heart Association Credit: CC0 Public Domain Adults who regularly used electronic nicotine delivery devices, or e-cigarettes, displayed worrisome changes in heart and blood vessel function and performed significantly worse on exercise stress testing than people who did not use any nicotine products, according to two separate analyses of preliminary research to be presented...
The survey, which asked more than 6,000 teens, young adults, and adults ages 13-40 about their vaping habits, is the first to examine non-nicotine vaping in a national sample. Although some of these non-nicotine substances are safe when ingested, inhaling them in vaporized form could harm the lungs, scientists say. Several chemicals, solvents, and flavors...
by Ohio State University Medical Center Credit: CC0 Public Domain A new study by researchers at The Ohio State University College of Medicine gives insight into what happens to the cardiovascular system of adolescents when they vape. In the mouse study, researchers found that vaping had a significant and long-term cardiovascular effect on adolescent males...
by Keck School of Medicine of USC Credit: CC0 Public Domain Since they hit the market, e-cigarettes have been touted as a safe alternative to tobacco cigarettes for adult smokers. When research began to suggest otherwise, many questioned whether smoking was still to blame for adverse effects, since most vapers are either “dual users” who...
