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Smoking gun: just 1 cigarette has harmful effect on the arteries of young healthy adults
Her study found that smoking one cigarette increases the stiffness of the arteries in 18 to 30 year olds by a whopping 25 per cent. Arteries that are stiff or rigid increase resistance in the ...
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Read moreProtein "Key" Research May "Unlock" Nicotine Addiction
The research, conducted by Grinnell biological chemistry students and led by Mark Levandoski, associate professor of chemistry, examined the family of proteins in the nervous system that respond to ni...
Life Sciences | Read moreBlocking signal molecule can prevent growth of large intestine and colon cancer
In her dissertation at Kalmar University in Sweden, Ann Novotny has found that the signal molecule acetylcholine (ACh) is important for the progress of cancer of the large intestine and colon, knowled...
Life Sciences | Read morePoor money saving linked to general impulsiveness
The study, conducted through the BBC website with over 40,000 participants, measured people's financial impulsivity by asking whether they would they prefer to receive £45 in three days or £70 in...
Business and Finance | Read moreSimulating Pharmaceutical and Personal Care Product Transport
Pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) carried in biosolids (i.e., treated sewage sludge) may reach surface waters or groundwater when these materials are applied as fertilizer to agricult...
Ecology, The Environment and Conservation | Read morePotentially Harmful Chemicals Found in Forest Fire Smoke
Researchers have detected common plant toxins that affect human health and ecosystems in smoke from forest fires. The results from the new study also suggest that smoldering fires may produce more tox...
Ecology, The Environment and Conservation | Read moreUrine test may determine if a smoker is at risk for lung cancer
"A history of smoking has always been thought of as a predictor of lung cancer, but it is actually not very accurate," said Jian-Min Yuan, Ph.D., M.D., associate professor of public health a...
Health and Medicine | Read moreNicotine may have more profound impact than previously thought
Conversely, the data could also help scientists develop better treatments for various diseases. Pharmaceutical companies rely on basic research to identify new cellular interactions that can, in turn,...
Health and Medicine | Read moreGenetic irregularities linked to higher risk of COPD among smokers
The findings come from the first-ever genome-wide association study of COPD and suggest that those who carry the markers may be able to reduce their risk if they quit smoking before the first symptoms...
Life Sciences | Read morePatients who gave up smoking before surgery had half as many complications afterwards
They also experienced half as many complications after surgery as the patients who did not receive help to give up smoking, with 21 per cent experiencing problems as opposed to 41 per cent. Re...
Studies and Analyses | Read more1 drug may help people both lay down the drink and put out the cigarette
The group taking varenicline, sold as a stop-smoking aid under the name Chantix, reported feeling fewer cravings for alcohol and less intoxicated when they did drink. They were also much more likely t...
Studies and Analyses | Read moreI quit, we quit – what works better for smokers?
Researchers from the UK Centre for Tobacco Control Studies led by Dr Linda Bauld at Bath, along with colleagues from the University of Glasgow, have published research in the February issue of Addicti...
Studies and Analyses | Read moreNicotine receptors found for the first time in the mouth open the door to new treatments
A research team by scientists in Portugal and the US has found for the first time nicotine receptors in the taste buds. In fact, although most of the toxicity of smoking is linked to other components,...
Health and Medicine | Read moreNicotine Gum Effective for Gradual Smoking Reduction and Cessation
Nicotine gum has been in use for over 20 years to help smokers quit abruptly yet close to two-thirds of smokers report that they would prefer to quit gradually. Researchers from the University...
Health and Medicine | Read moreComputers Make Sense Of Experiments On Human Disease
Increased use of computers to create predictive models of human disease is likely following a workshop organised by the European Science Foundation (ESF), which urged for a collaborative effort betwee...
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