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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A team of Japanese scientists have found a gene closely linked to nicotine addiction, which could lead to more effective ways for smokers to kick the habit, a Japanese daily said on Wednesday.
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Nicotine is addictive. There is no safe cigarette. Smoking damages every organ in the body. These messages appear almost daily, and yet tobacco use continues to be the leading preventable cause of death in
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A single cup of coffee a day can produce &quot;caffeine addiction,&quot; according to a study from Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, which has declared caffeine the most &quot;behaviorally active drug&quot; on the planet.
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BOSTON -- 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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Some guests at the annual Brown-Carter family reunion on Labor Day weekend plan to bring barbecued chicken or a cooler of sweet tea. Pat Lane is packing something else entirely: a jar of nicotine tar, dark and thick as molasses -- essentially the same consistency it has in smokers' lungs.
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US researchers recently discovered specific doorways in mice brain cells, called receptors, which could hold the key to nicotine addiction.
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New animal research indicates that a single molecule may be linked to nicotine dependence, the Associated Press reported Nov. 4. For the study, researchers in California worked with a single gene to genetically
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Scientists have shown that a single protein plays a central role in the development of diabetes.
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WASHINGTON - Researchers in California, using genetically modified mice, say they&#39;re closing in on understanding exactly what makes nicotine in tobacco so addictive.
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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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The nicotine in cigarettes is  habit-forming but is not the sole cause of addiction, a tobacco  company executive argued during testimony on Tuesday in the  government's $280 billion suit against cigarette makers.
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Smoking is bad for you, but a growing number of researchers and biotech companies are developing pharmaceuticals that are good for brains, bowels, blood vessels and even immune systems. They are inspired by tobacco's deadly active ingredient: nicotine.
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NEW YORK  - Smokers can double the  likelihood of kicking the habit by using the antidepressant  drug nortriptyline along with a nicotine patch, new research  indicates.
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A recently approved anti-smoking medication could also serve to repress an alcoholic&#39;s desire for drink, according to a new study by researchers at the University of California-San Francisco.
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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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Quitting cold turkey can be difficult if you have an addiction to tobacco so the American Cancer Society is asking that you take the first step by quitting for one day.