Even One Puff of Smoke Damages DNA, Study Finds
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Just one puff of a cigarette could  damage a smoker's DNA, the first step to cancer and heart  disease, researchers said on Friday.
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NEW YORK  - Pregnant women who are exposed   to second-hand smoke may be at heightened risk for suffering   miscarriages, according to research from Sweden.
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The level of cancer-causing particles in the air is much higher in smoky bars and casinos than on truck-filled highways and city streets, according to the first study comparing indoor air quality before and after a smoking ban.
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Genetically altered mice that are  unusually sensitive to nicotine may help scientists nail down  exactly how people become addicted to smoking, U.S. researchers  said on Thursday.
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Smoking and drinking coffee act together to have a harmful effect on arteries and blood flow, say researchers.
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The latest research into the damage smoking could cause suggests the habit may affect your IQ.
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Smoking a joint is equivalent to 20 cigarettes in terms of lung cancer risk, scientists in New Zealand have found, as they warned of an "epidemic" of lung cancers linked to cannabis.
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People who smoke are more likely to  develop Alzheimer&#39;s disease and other forms of dementia than  people who have quit or have never smoked, Dutch researchers  reported on Sunday.
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Yale University researchers have demonstrated a single change in a person&#39;s DNA can contribute to a range of life-shortening risk factors.
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During the lifetime of a cell, its DNA suffers constant damage through both normal metabolic activities and environmental factors like smoking or radiation.
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Single-stranded DNA can be used to identify explosives and other airborne compounds.
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Are you addicted to nicotine? It could be in your genes. A new study published today in the journal, &#39;Tobacco Control&#39; indicates that people who have a gene mutation that causes their liver to clear nicotine
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People whose genes make them more susceptible to developing rheumatoid arthritis are even more likely to get the disease if they smoke, say Swedish researchers.
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NEW YORK  - The tobacco industry for many years claimed that it was unaware of biological evidence that smoking is harmful to health, but that was untrue according to a medical journal report.
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Second-hand smoke worsens lung function in people with cystic fibrosis, especially those with a specific gene, researchers said on Tuesday.
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Some of us have a genetic mutation that makes it more difficult for the body to rid itself of nicotine. If you are one of those types, you are more likely to become heavily addicted to nicotine, or smoking, say researchers.
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CHEVY CHASE, Md., Oct. 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- For the first time, researchers have demonstrated that a single change in a person&#39;s DNA can contribute to a range of life-shortening risk factors, including