News tagged with nicotine exposure
Simple drug treatment may prevent nicotine-induced SIDS
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jun 03, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study has identified a specific class of pharmaceutical drugs that could be effective in treating babies vulnerable to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), because their mothers smoked ...
Teen smoking could lead to adult depression, study says
Jan 29, 2009 |
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Teenagers who smoke could be setting themselves up for depression later in life, according to a groundbreaking new Florida State University study.
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Study links nicotine with breast cancer growth and spread
Oct 15, 2008 |
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A study published in Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, suggests a possible role for nicotine in breast tumor development and metastases.
Research reveals why some smokers become addicted with their first cigarette
Aug 05, 2008 |
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New research from The University of Western Ontario reveals how the brain processes the 'rewarding' and addictive properties of nicotine, providing a better understanding of why some people seemingly become hooked with their ...
Nicotine exposure affects food response
Sep 06, 2005 |
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Yale University researchers say nicotine exposure in mice can increase their motivation to respond to food for weeks after their last exposure to nicotine. The finding, said the scientists, runs counter to the popular belief ...
Prenatal drug exposure linked to sleep problems in children
Jun 10, 2008 |
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In the first study across time into late childhood of the effects of prenatal drug exposure on sleep, prenatal drug exposure is associated with greater sleep problems in children. In addition, nicotine has a unique effect, ...
Scientists study worm for nicotine habit
Nov 03, 2006 |
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A tiny worm may provide big answers for modeling the genetics of nicotine dependence, said researchers at the University of Michigan.
Secondhand smoke a risk for children worldwide
Mar 05, 2008 |
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Parents worldwide are doing little to protect their children from exposure to secondhand smoke, according to a study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Exposure to secondhand smoke has ...
Parental warning: second-hand smoke may trigger nicotine dependence symptoms in kids
Sep 29, 2008 |
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Parents who smoke cigarettes around their kids in cars and homes beware – second-hand smoke may trigger symptoms of nicotine dependence in children. The findings are published in the September edition of the journal Addictive Be ...
Skin color clue to nicotine dependence
May 08, 2009 |
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Higher concentrations of melanin -- the color pigment in skin and hair -- may be placing darker pigmented smokers at increased susceptibility to nicotine dependence and tobacco-related carcinogens than lighter skinned smokers, ...
New research explains link between smoking and SIDS
Jan 29, 2008 |
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A new study sheds light on the relationship between women who smoke while pregnant—or are exposed to second-hand smoke—and an increased risk of SIDS to their babies.
Researchers Present New Ideas On How Smokers Get Hooked
May 02, 2007 |
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The smoker puffing away in the corner might be hooked on more than just nicotine. A 15-year study by University of Pittsburgh researchers suggests that nicotine also enhances the pleasure smokers get from their surroundings ...
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