Individual brain chemistry and genes could be the key to understanding why some people become addicted to nicotine, University of Colorado at Boulder researchers say. The depth of a person's addiction to nicotine appears to depend on his or her unique internal chemistry and genetic make-up, said lead author Jerry Stitzel, an assistant professor in CU-Boulder's department of … [Read more...] about Crazy Cravings May Be Genetic
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Two Nicotine Addiction Puzzles Explained
The stranglehold of nicotine addiction leads to more than four million smoking-related deaths each year. Scientists at the California Institute of Technology have now explained two roots of that addiction. The discoveries may offer new hope not just for smokers, but eventually also for sufferers of Parkinson's disease, a debilitating movement disorder that affects some 40 … [Read more...] about Two Nicotine Addiction Puzzles Explained
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