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Nicotine activates more than just the brain's pleasure pathways

Duke University Medical System researchers have discovered there are differing taste pathways for nicotine, which could provide a new approach for future smoking-cessation products.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jan 22, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Developmental delay could stem from nicotinic receptor deletion

The loss of a gene through deletion of genetic material on chromosome 15 is associated with significant abnormalities in learning and behavior, said a consortium of researchers led by Baylor College of Medicine in a report ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Nov 08, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

A new effective strategy for treating tobacco addiction was developed by Chinese researchers

The tobacco addiction epidemic is a major public health problem worldwide. Professor Zhao Baolu and his group from the State Key Laboratory of Brain and Cognitive Science, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created May 11, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Smoking mind over smoking matter

Nicotine patches and gum are common -- and often ineffective -- ways of fighting cigarette cravings, as most smokers have discovered. Now a new study from Tel Aviv University shows why they're ineffective, and may provide ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jul 13, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Adding monounsaturated fats to a low-cholesterol diet can further improve levels

The addition of monounsaturated fat (MUFA) to a cholesterol-lowering dietary portfolio in patients with mild to moderate elevated cholesterol levels increased HDL by 12.5% and lowered LDL levels by 35%, found a study published ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 01, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0

New smoking cessation therapy proves promising

A novel technology for delivering nicotine to the lungs may soon give smokers a new way to kick the habit.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 27, 2010 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 3

Personalized approach to smoking cessation may be reality in 3-5 years

A personalized approach to smoking cessation therapy is quickly taking shape. New evidence from Duke University Medical Center and the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) suggests that combining information about a smoker's ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 02, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Electronic cigarettes hold promise as aid to quitting

A study led by Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) researchers reports that electronic cigarettes are a promising tool to help smokers quit, producing six-month abstinence rates nearly double those for traditional ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Certain parts of the brain activated in people who heard tailored health messages and quit smoking

People who demonstrated a stronger brain response to certain brain regions when receiving individually tailored smoking cessation messages were more likely to quit smoking four months after, a new study found.

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Feb 28, 2011 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Big jolt to state economy with new tax on cigarettes

A new UCSF analysis has found that a state ballot initiative to increase the cigarette tax would create about 12,000 jobs and nearly $2 billion in new economic activity in California.

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Feb 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Study: More can be done more to help smokers quit

(PhysOrg.com) -- Many healthcare providers are quick to advise patients to quit smoking, but few follow up with programs, plans or prescriptions to help them break the habit, new research from UC Davis has found.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 15, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Sweating out the cravings

It's been 18 excruciating hours since you last had one. You're irritable, stressed out, and the cravings are intense. There is only one thing you can think about firing up - and it isn't your treadmill. But that's exactly ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 19, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

New Insight on How Fast Nicotine Peaks in the Brain

(PhysOrg.com) -- Nicotine takes much longer than previously thought to reach peak levels in the brains of cigarette smokers, according to new research conducted at Duke University Medical Center.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Mar 08, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Nicotine gum effective for gradual smoking reduction and cessation

Nicotine gum has been in use for over 20 years to help smokers quit abruptly yet close to two-thirds of smokers report that they would prefer to quit gradually. Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh and GlaxoSmithKline ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 06, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Acid-reducing medicines may lead to dependency

Treatment with proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) for eight weeks induces acid-related symptoms like heartburn, acid regurgitation and dyspepsia once treatment is withdrawn in healthy individuals, according to a new study in Gastroenterology, th ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Jul 01, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Ceasefire

A ceasefire (or truce) is a temporary stoppage of a war in which each side agrees with the other to suspend aggressive actions. Ceasefires may be declared as part of a formal treaty, but they have also been called as part of an informal understanding between opposing forces. An armistice is a formal agreement to end fighting.

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