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In this image, a biosensor is targeted to a cell’s endoplasmic reticulum and glows green in the presence of nicotine Credit: Lester Group This is a Neuron on Nicotine Nicotine works inside cells to reinforce addiction When a person takes ...

“Nicotine is the reason why people smoke cigars, just as it is the reason they smoke cigarettes,” said John Richie, professor of public health sciences and pharmacology, Penn State College of Medicine. Image: AdobeStock / Carol Schubbel   Certain popular ...

Image: iStock/mauro grigollo Potentially dangerous molecules detected in e-cigarette aerosols Electronic cigarettes produce highly-reactive free radicals — molecules associated with cell damage and cancer — and may pose a health risk to users, according to researchers at Penn State College ...

What Happens With Your Body When You Stop Smoking? Probably many people know the dangers of smoking, but are not quitting this habit, because they choose more to enjoy in cigarettes, rather than worry about their health. And maybe more ...

Genetically modified tobacco plants as an alternative for producing bioethanol Tobacco, a high-density crop which is mown several times throughout its cycle, can produce as much as 160 tonnes of fresh matter per hectare and become a source of biomass ...

Maybe you take all the right steps — all 17 of them , even — to care for your skin. But simple, seemingly innocuous habits like a daily cup of coffee may be undermining your best efforts, explained New York ...