Single molecule may lead to nicotine addiction
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A single molecule may be partly to blame for nicotine&#39;s addictive allure, a finding that researchers say could lead to potential therapies to help millions of smokers quit.
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The level of nicotine found in U.S. cigarettes has risen about 10 percent in the past six years, making it harder to quit and easier to get hooked, according to a new report released Tuesday by the Massachusetts Department of Health.
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A GENETIC defect which slows down the liver&#39;s capacity to clear nicotine from the body increases the chances of tobacco addiction, research revealed today.
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According to a recently published study, nicotine addiction is caused by a genetic defect which prevents liver to rid one&#39;s body from nicotine.
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A study on mutations in the brains of mice may someday be used to help smokers quit. By Ed Edelson. THURSDAY, Nov. 4 (HealthDayNews) -- Researchers say they have identified brain cell receptors that appear
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Here&#39;s one more reason not to smoke -- smoking may damage sperm, passing along genetic damage to a man&#39;s children, Canadian researchers report.
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NEW YORK  - Cigarette smoke can transform   normal breast cells into cancerous cells by blocking their   normal ability to repair themselves. Over time this could lead   to the development of breast cancer, scientists from the   University of Florida in Gainesville report.
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Scientists have identified a protein which plays a key role in the changes that alcohol abuse causes in the brain.
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Teenagers can get hooked on one cigarette, a doctor warns.
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Levels of cotinine, a substance created by the breakdown of nicotine in the body, does not appear to be linked to hearing loss, according to an article in the November issue of The Archives of Otolaryngology - Head &amp; Neck Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives
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Nicotine may help ease some of the debilitating and uncontrollable tremors and twitches caused by Parkinson's disease and its treatment, researchers said on Wednesday.
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They hope their findings, published in Science, may lead to new drugs to help smokers quit. It is thought nicotinic acetylcholine receptors found on the surface of brain cells are key.
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A drug that blocks a cellular pathway involved in cravings could help people quit smoking and lose weight. That&#39;s the promise of experts who announced the results of a trial at the European Society of Cardiology&#39;s
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A single pill appears to hold promise in curbing the urges to both smoke and drink, according to researchers trying to help people overcome addiction by targeting a pleasure center in the brain.
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A single gene could be responsible for determining how easily people become addicted to smoking, according to a report published today.
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Researchers have identified brain receptors in mice that seem to control nicotine addiction.
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Researchers have found a key brain receptor responsible for the pleasing and addicting effects of nicotine, a breakthrough that could lead to medication to help people kick the habit.