"We wanted to show the health effects on different areas of the brain. Vaping can cause depression and stress," she said. She ...

Nicotine addiction remains one of the most persistent public health challenges worldwide, driven by changes in the brain that ...

New research shows that astrocytes play an active role in nicotine-induced brain changes, challenging the long-held ...

Nicotine addiction remains one of the most persistent global health challenges, yet the cellular mechanisms underlying it are ...

Researchers have shown, for the first time, that a person’s beliefs about nicotine influences brain activity, producing a dose-dependent effect that was only thought to occur with pharmaceutical ...

This project examines the effects exposure to inhaled nicotine, THC, or the combination in utero may have on behavior, brain function, and neurochemistry in adolescence and adulthood. Using a rat ...

It’s no surprise that smoking for years can change the way the brain processes nicotine, creating a well-worn pattern of craving and satisfaction that’s difficult to break. But how soon does this ...

Carol A. Cates, MSN, MBA, RN, NEA-BC, is the chief nursing officer at Odessa Regional Medical Center. You can reach her via e-mail at [email protected] Sometimes I am amazed at how far medical ...

Nicotine does not achieve a “high” in the same way psychoactive substances do. However, it does trigger an adrenaline release that may feel temporarily pleasurable. Nicotine is the substance in ...

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How do coffee and cigarettes for breakfast influence each other? The answer depends on understanding how the chemicals in both interact to influence brain function. First, coffee contains caffeine.