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, ...

The acetylcholine receptor modulates interactions between the nervous system and the immune system. An acetylcholine receptor agonist, nicotine, is now harnessed to dampen inflammation and reduce ...

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 ...

In laboratories across the country, nicotine — widely vilified as one of the greatest threats to human health — is undergoing a makeover. Separated from cigarettes, molecularly tweaked and carefully ...

Introduction: Cigarette smoking continues to be one of the most important behavioral causes of morbidity and mortality in the world. Varenicline, an α4β2 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) ...

A new study published in The Journal of Neuroscience suggests that a specific genetic variant alters how organisms respond to ...

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 ...

The link between vaping and severe lung problems is getting a lot of attention. But scientists say they're also worried about vaping's effect on teenage brains. "Unfortunately, the brain problems and ...

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 ...

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.