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Decoded, why it's so hard to quit smoking

New York: Researchers have confirmed that a previously dismissed genetic mechanism is behind nicotine dependence as well as the withdrawal effects that makes quitting smoking so difficult. According to the study conducted by researchers from University of Michigan, it was found that a specific genes and microRNA (a class of small RNA molecules that help […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
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Air pollution as bad as smoking a cigarette pack per day

New York: Researchers have found that ozone air pollution which is increasing with climate change can accelerate lung disease as much as that by smoking a pack of cigarettes a day. “We were surprised to see how strong air pollution’s impact was on the progression of emphysema on lung scans, in the same league as […]

  • Tuesday, 27 April 2021
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