Tag Archive for 'Smoking'

Smoking leaves ‘footprint’ in DNA. Image credit: Pexels.

Study: Smoking Has Long-Lasting Impact on Human Genome

Sep 20, 2016 by News Staff

According to a new study published today in the journal Circulation: Cardiovascular Genetics, smoking leaves historical ‘footprint’ on the human genome...

Dr Janda’s team analyzed a nicotine-degrading enzyme, NicA2. Image credit: Song Xue et al.

Nicotine-Eating Bacteria Could One Day Help Smokers Quit

Aug 15, 2015 by News Staff

People who smoke cigarettes know it’s bad for their health, but quitting is difficult. To make it easier, scientists are taking a novel approach –...

Scanning electron micrograph of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, yellow. Credit: NIAID.

Cigarette Smoke Makes Methicillin-Resistant Staphilococcus aureus More Aggressive

Apr 6, 2015 by News Staff

A new study, led by Dr Laura Crotty Alexander of the Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System and the University of California San Diego, shows that...

Teenagers lighting each other’s cigarettes, the Netherlands, 1932 (Nationaal Archief @ Flickr Commons)

Daily Walk Can Help Teenagers Quit Smoking

Apr 17, 2013 by Natali Anderson

According to a study published online in the Journal of Adolescent Health, teen smokers who increased the days on which they got just 20 minutes of exercise...

Secondhand smoke detector (© Eli Burakian)

Researchers Develop New Device for Battling Secondhand Tobacco Smoke

Mar 25, 2013 by Sergio Prostak

A team of researchers at Dartmouth College created a breakthrough device that can immediately detect the presence of secondhand cigarette smoke, and even...

Second-Hand Smoking Damages Everyday Prospective Memory

Sep 11, 2012 by News Staff

According to a team of scientists at Northumbria University in Newcastle, UK, non-smokers who live with or spend time with smokers are damaging their everyday...

Water Pipe Smoking as Bad as Smoking Cigarettes

Aug 30, 2012 by News Staff

A new study, led by Dr Mohammad Boskabady of the Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Iran, has revealed that water pipe smoking affects lung function...