A new study suggests that the brains of teenagers who take up smoking may be different from those of adolescents who don't take up the habit — data that could help treat and prevent nicotine addiction ...

COPD, which includes conditions such as chronic bronchitis and emphysema, is the third leading cause of death around the world, killing around 3 million people every year. Previous research suggests ...

Nearly 40% of new cancer cases worldwide are potentially preventable, according to one of the first investigations 1 of its ...

Two everyday habits, cigarette smoking and alcohol consumption, account for a staggering share of cancers that could be avoided entirely. Together, these behaviors sit at the center of the preventable ...

Research shows that smoking and alcohol use account for a large share of avoidable cancer cases — and quitting both can ...

For smokers who quit, the survival benefits continue to grow as decades pass, such that the excess risk of cardiovascular death disappears after 20 years without smoking, suggests a research letter ...

Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight Carlos Prates began his habit of smoking cigarettes at a young age. Advertisement Prates recently shut down Charlie Radtke with a violent knee to the body ...

If you’re still lighting up, you’re likely cutting your life short. People who quit smoking can increase their life expectancy by up to 10 years, a surgeon general report from 2020 noted. Kicking the ...

Preserved ratio impaired spirometry (PRISm) was associated with the development of airway obstruction over 10 years of follow-up, independent of smoking habits, with comparable odds for disease ...

A team of scientists at HSE University, in collaboration with the Institute of Higher Nervous Activity and Neurophysiology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, studied how people respond to deception ...