nicotine
Nicotine’s Effects Passed On Through Generations of Mice
Kerry Grens | Oct 16, 2018 | 2 min read
Male rodents exposed to nicotine had changes in sperm genome methylation and produced pups and grandpups with abnormal behavior.
FDA Study Halted After Jane Goodall Objects
Bob Grant | Sep 26, 2017 | 2 min read
The primatologist had written to the agency that the trial, which involved observing the effects of nicotine addiction in squirrel monkeys, was “cruel and unnecessary.”
Christie Fowler: Addicted to Research
Kerry Grens | Jan 1, 2016 | 3 min read
Assistant Professor, Department of Neurobiology and Behavior University of California, Irvine. Age: 39
Really Bad Breath
Abby Olena, PhD | Jan 3, 2014 | 2 min read
Tobacco hornworms release puffs of nicotine that deter some predators.
Brain’s Nicotine Center Found
Bob Grant | Nov 15, 2013 | 1 min read
Researchers pinpoint the interpeduncular nucleus as the home of nicotine withdrawal, suggesting that treatments targeted to region may aid smoking cessation.
Dangers of Second-Generation Smoke
Beth Marie Mole | Nov 4, 2012 | 1 min read
Nicotine leaves epigenetic marks on the rat genome that make offspring and grand-offspring more prone to asthma.
Nicotine Protects Against Parkinson’s?
Jef Akst | Aug 3, 2011 | 1 min read
The addictive component of cigarettes saves dopamine neurons from a Parkinson's-like decline, providing a new avenue for potential treatment.