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 public health challenges worldwide, driven by changes in the brain that ...

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

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

After a free, evidence-based guide to health and wellness? Sign up to our weekly Well Informed newsletter. BY SOME reckonings, nicotine is as addictive as cocaine. It has led legions to a slow death ...

Why do people keep smoking even after they know the risks? A psychiatrist explains how nicotine, stress relief, habit cues ...

The first period of nicotine abstinence proceeded as expected. The surprise came after three months when the lab rats suddenly became fearless and sought out well-lighted areas that prey animals ...

Medically reviewed by Mary Choy, PharmD Key Takeaways Nicotine has a half-life of about two hours and can stay in the blood ...

Anyone walking through Brown’s campus may smell wafts of cigarette smoke — a sign of the prevalence of cigarette use on ...

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