Addiction
How AI and a mobile phone app could help you quit smoking
A stop-smoking mobile app that senses where and when you might be triggered to light up could help you quit, according to University of East Anglia research.
Apr 13, 2023
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News tagged with quitting smoking
Neuroscience
Smoking lights up brain's response differently in men and women
(Medical Xpress)—Yale researchers using a new brain imaging analysis method have confirmed that smoking cigarettes activates a dopamine-driven pleasure and satisfaction response differently in men compared to women.
Dec 10, 2014
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Health
Why smokers gain weight when they quit smoking
Most smokers put on a couple of kilos when they quit smoking. This is not due to an increased calorie intake, but to a change in the composition of the intestinal flora after quitting smoking, as a study supported by the ...
Aug 29, 2013
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Addiction
Quitting smoking results in minimal weight gain
The declining rate of smoking is unlikely to be a major contributor to the recent increases in the incidence of obesity. While quitting smoking might cause some people to gain weight, the amount gained will probably be small, ...
Feb 17, 2012
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Health
Study finds that smokers who try e-cigarettes to quit are younger and more motivated to quit
University of Hawaii Cancer Center Prevention and Control Program researchers Pallav Pokhrel, PhD and Thaddeus Herzog, PhD have found that smokers who use e-cigarettes as a tool to stop smoking tend to be younger and more ...
Jul 23, 2013
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Health
Study finds quitting smoking enhances personality change
University of Missouri researchers have found evidence that shows those who quit smoking show improvements in their overall personality.
Sep 12, 2011
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Health
Digitally aged photos encourage young smokers to quit
Showing young people computer-generated images illustrating the effects of smoking on their appearance later in life may encourage them to quit, a new study has found.
Apr 9, 2013
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Addiction
Starting smoking cessation medication earlier may make it easier to quit
Smokers planning to kick the habit may have more success if they begin using a cessation medication several weeks before they actually try to quit. Those are the results of a clinical trial conducted by researchers at the ...
Jan 5, 2012
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Pediatrics
Vitamin C improves pulmonary function in newborns of pregnant smoking women
Vitamin C supplementation in pregnant women who are unable to quit smoking significantly improves pulmonary function in their newborns, according to a new study.
May 22, 2012
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Health
A better strategy for quitting smoking
(HealthDay)—Quitting smoking is one of the hardest things to do, but studies have found that one strategy in particular can help many people: Start anti-smoking medication well before your intended quit date.
Jan 11, 2019
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