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Cigarette Smoking Leads to Coke?
Jef Akst | Nov 4, 2011 | 2 min read
Nicotine may alter the brain’s response to cocaine, supporting the idea that the legal drug may serve as a "gateway" to the use of illegal substances.
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How Lung Cancer Develops in People Who Have Never Smoked
Roni Dengler, PhD | Oct 8, 2021 | 3 min read
More and more people who have never smoked tobacco are developing lung cancer. A new genomic analysis revealed that an accumulation of natural mutations led to the disease.
Nottingham's smoking gun
David Nicholson(dn@davidnicholson.com) | May 17, 2001 | 5 min read
Editor from his post at Nottingham University inprotest at tobacco industry funding has ignited a fierce debate over ethicsand impartiality in medical research.
Media campaign reduces smoking deaths
Pritpal Tamber(pritpal@biomedcentral.com) | Dec 13, 2000 | 1 min read
The Golden State offers evidence that funding media campaigns reduces smoking-related deaths.
Study: Vaping Causes DNA Damage in Human Cells and Mice
Ashley Yeager | Jan 30, 2018 | 2 min read
New findings suggest that nicotine inhaled from e-cigarettes could contribute to cancer and heart disease, but critics warn that the data are too preliminary to draw such conclusions.
Alternative Medicines
The Scientist | Jul 1, 2012 | 10+ min read
As nonconventional medical treatments become increasingly mainstream, we take a look at the science behind some of the most popular.
The Framingham Study: A Family Affair
Lisa Holland | Oct 28, 1990 | 1 min read
In the 1990s, anyone tuning in to a television news program or opening a popular magazine in the United States can learn about the dangers of such heart risk factors as hypertension, high cholesterol, and cigarette smoking. But until the early 1950s, these factors were not identified as precursors of heart disease. "The Framingham study put into numbers what was only assumed or thought at the time," says Marvin Moser, a clinical professor of medicine at Yale University School of Medicine. "And
The ghost of personalized medicine
Bob Grant | Jun 14, 2011 | 4 min read
Drug therapies tailored to the DNA profiles of individual patients could change the face of medicine, but such treatments aren't commonly used in the clinic.
Organs on Chips
Diana Kwon | Aug 28, 2017 | 7 min read
Scientists hope that these devices will one day replace animal models of disease and help advance personalized medicine.
Woman waiting in line at the airport, carrying a bag and standing next to two other suitcases. She is wearing a N95 face mask.
SARS-CoV-2 in the Air: What’s Known and What Isn’t
Alejandra Manjarrez, PhD | Feb 18, 2022 | 9 min read
Evidence suggests that COVID-19 is primarily an airborne disease. Yet the details of how transmission occurs are still debated and frequently misunderstood.

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