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Mechanism Underlying COPD Disease Persistence After Smoking Cessation Identified
July 27, 2011 — Cigarette smoke exposure fundamentally alters airway tissue from people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at the cellular level, laying the groundwork for airway thickening and even ... > full story -
Eliminating Protein in Specific Brain Cells Blocks Nicotine Reward
July 26, 2011 — Removing a protein from cells located in the brain's reward center blocks the anxiety-reducing and rewarding effects of nicotine, according to a new animal study. The findings may help researchers ... > full story -
Vessel-Damaging Activation of the 'Intracellular Waste Disposal' Mechanism Found in Smokers
July 26, 2011 — Researchers have found that substances found in cigarette smoke lead to blood vessels’ endothelial cells constantly digesting themselves. This permanent damage to the interior surface of the ... > full story -
E-Cigarette or Drug Delivery Device? Questions About Safety, Usage and Future Implications of New Nicotine Delivery Products
July 20, 2011 — Devices marketed as "electronic cigarettes" are in reality crude drug delivery systems for refined nicotine, posing unknown risks with little new benefits to smokers, according to tobacco control ... > full story -
How Maternal Smoking or Nicotine Use Increases the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in Later Life
July 20, 2011 — 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 ... > full story -
Household Smoke Increases Severity of Bronchiolitis in Babies
July 20, 2011 — A new study has found that babies admitted to hospital with bronchiolitis from a household where a parent smokes are twice as likely to need oxygen therapy and five times as likely to need mechanical ... > full story -
ID1 Protein Boosts Lung Cancer in Smokers, Non-Smokers; Potential Anti-Oncogenic Target
July 18, 2011 — Lung cancer is strongly correlated with smoking, and most lung cancer patients are current or former smokers. But it is not rare in nonsmokers. Now, a team of researchers shows that a protein called ... > full story -
Telomere Length Linked to Emphysema Risk
July 15, 2011 — Telomeres, the body's own cellular clocks, may be a crucial factor underlying the development of emphysema, according to new ... > full story -
Higher Cigarette Taxes Don't Deter All Smokers, Study Finds; Smokers Aged 25 to 44 Most Unresponsive to Price Increases
July 13, 2011 — Raising taxes on cigarettes, a public health measure used by governments to encourage people to quit, doesn't motivate all smokers to stop the deadly habit. Research on the long-term impact of taxing ... > full story -
Smokers Not Very Receptive to Shocking Anti-Smoking Images
July 12, 2011 — Researchers have found clear changes in how emotions are processed in smokers. After an abstinence period of 12 hours, the brain's fear center was mostly out of commission in addicts. The researchers ... > full story
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