Smoking causes asthma in second generation offspring
The dangers of smoking on smokers and their children are widely known but new research published in BioMed Central's open access journal BMC Medicine demonstrates that nicotine exposure also causes asthma in the smoker's grandc ...
Health
Oct 30, 2012 |
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CAMH protein discovery may lead to new treatment to prevent smoking relapse
Scientists at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) have identified a potential new approach to preventing smoking relapse, which occurs frequently in smokers who attempt to quit, despite current treatments.
Health
Oct 22, 2012 |
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Helping ex-smokers resist the urge
A new inhibitor helps previously nicotine-addicted rats stay on the wagon, according to a study published on October 22nd in the Journal of Experimental Medicine.
Addiction
Oct 22, 2012 |
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Mechanism of smoking-induced insulin resistance elucidated
(HealthDay)—Smoking-induced insulin resistance, which improves with smoking cessation, may be due to activation of mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR), according to a study published online Sept. 10 in ...
Diabetes
Sep 17, 2012 |
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Majority of fourth graders are exposed to smoke, study finds
More than 75 percent of fourth-graders in urban and rural settings have measurable levels of a nicotine breakdown product in their saliva that documents their second-hand smoke exposure, researchers report.
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Mar 22, 2012 |
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Study examines nicotine as a gateway drug
A landmark study in mice identifies a biological mechanism that could help explain how tobacco products could act as gateway drugs, increasing a person's future likelihood of abusing cocaine and perhaps other drugs as well, ...
Medical research
Nov 02, 2011 |
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How maternal smoking or nicotine use increases the risk of cardiovascular disease in later life
Scientists now understand more about why being exposed to nicotine while you were a fetus will increase your risk of developing cardiovascular disease as an adult. "We have found distinct links between cigarette smoking or ...
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Jul 21, 2011 |
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