Rutgers Health research confirms confusion about the different mechanisms that make tobacco addictive and deadly.

After a few vigorous puffs of a burning cigarette, a smoker’s lungs will be filled with a toxic cloud of more than 5,000 different substances. Their combined effects on health are well known: cancer, ...

It’s not too late to make a healthy change. The first quarter of a new year can be a productive and energetic time to recreate a new and more improved you. Set aside some time to envision what you ...

The nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) subtypes α4β2 and α7 comprise the majority of brain nicotine-binding sites. Classical genetic strategies using inbred mice and their hybrids suggest that ...

Nicotine & Tobacco Research, Vol. 17, No. 11 (November 2015), pp. 1311-1317 (7 pages) Introduction: It is unknown how the timing between doses might affect nicotine’s impact on neural activity. Our ...

Everyone knows that smoking cigarettes increases your chances of lung cancer, heart disease and early death. But one researcher says that nicotine, the addictive substance found in cigarettes, may ...

Research provides insight into the way nicotine works in the brain PASADENA, Calif.--A tiny genetic mutation is the key to understanding why nicotine--which binds to brain receptors with such ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Everyone knows that smoking cigarettes increases your chances of lung cancer, heart disease and early death. But one researcher says that nicotine, the addictive substance found in ...

Today is the first day of the New Year — the day you promised yourself you’d quit smoking. If you’re finding it hard, try working out! New research shows how exercising may reduce tobacco withdrawal ...