Smoking plays a role in lung cancer development, and now scientists have shown that smoking also affects the way genes are expressed, leading to alterations in cell division and regulation of immune response. Notably, some of the changes in gene expression persisted in people who had quit smoking many years earlier. These findings by researchers at the National Cancer … [Read more...] about Smoking’s Effects on Genes May Play a Role in Lung Cancer Development and Survival
Chantix Questions Illuminate Hold of Cigarettes on Mind
The mentally ill consume 45% of the cigarettes smoked in America these days, the WSJ reports. A striking figure in its own right, the number takes on new significance amid reports of psychological troubles associated with Pfizer’s anti-smoking drug Chantix. Nicotine increases the level of dopamine in the brain’s reward center — a powerfully addictive effect. And as reports … [Read more...] about Chantix Questions Illuminate Hold of Cigarettes on Mind
Teens Who Smoke Truly are Acting Brainless
Parents now have another reason to worry about their children smoking. Nicotine might cause the teenage brain to develop abnormally, resulting in changes to the structure of white matter -- the neural tissue through which signals are relayed. Teenagers who smoke, or whose mothers smoked during pregnancy, are also more likely to suffer from auditory attention deficits, … [Read more...] about Teens Who Smoke Truly are Acting Brainless
Drink Milk to Quit Smoking!
Trying to quit smoking for good but finding it too hard to do? Well, here's a simple solution: Drink a lot of milk. Milk not only does the body good, it may also help you quit smoking. Consuming milk makes cigarette taste bad and by making a few modifications to the diet one can make quitting a bit easier. And this is not just an assumption, but truth found by medical … [Read more...] about Drink Milk to Quit Smoking!
Universities Reject Funding From Tobacco Companies
"Just because it's green, we don't have to take it," said Paula Murray, associate dean at the University of Texas' McCombs School of Business, to The New York Times. Murray was referring to her school's recent decision to cut off all funding from Philip Morris, a cigarette manufacturer that has donated over $308,500 to business schools like McCombs since 1989. The … [Read more...] about Universities Reject Funding From Tobacco Companies
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