Cigarette smoke extract primes airway cells for greater nanoplastic damage
A laboratory model reveals how smoke-damaged epithelial barriers may leave airway cells more vulnerable to a second environmental…
Study links inherited genetics to cancer susceptibility and progression
Scientists have found the first direct evidence of the powerful role our genetic makeup plays in influencing our…
Taylor Swift fans pay $40 for garbage from outside wedding
Each item – described online as a “sculpture” – is sealed inside a tiny plastic cube to avoid…
Smoking reprograms immune cells to accelerate cardiovascular disease
Scientists at the University of Oklahoma have identified a previously unrecognized immune system pathway that helps explain how…
Blood protein signature can predict lung cancer risk before diagnosis
Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute and University College London (UCL), funded by Cancer Research UK and the…
Vaping devices and flavors affect genes differently
Not all vaping exposures are the same: researchers reveal that device generation, flavor choices, and vaping intensity each…
‘Monumental Public- Health Achievement’ on Cigarette Front
The cigarette smoking rate among US adults dropped to another all-time low last year, with 1 in…
Violence exposure linked to increased tobacco use among teens
One way to lower smoking rates among teens may be to address their exposure to violence, as an…
High-puff disposable vapes may accumulate harmful toxic chemicals
A University of California, Riverside-led study has found that heavily used high-puff electronic cigarettes may contain higher levels of harmful…
‘Like a filter on a cigarette’: Cruise ships under fire overseas – should NZ be concerned?
The dispute centred around the discharge of exhaust gas cleaning systems, also known as scrubbers. The relatively new…
Media coverage and campaigns drove decline in youth vaping
Researchers from the University of California San Diego Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science…
Vaping may raise cognitive impairment risk in young adults, study finds
A Thailand-based study found that young adults who used e-cigarettes were far more likely to screen as at…