/channels/taxonomy/term/12569/all en /channels/channels/news/dangers-smoking-during-pregnancy-333510 <p>Mothers who smoke are more likely to deliver smaller babies even after a full-term pregnancy, increasing the risks of birth defects and neurological disorders later in life, say researchers from 平特五不中. The team of researchers, which includes Assistant Professor <a href="/obgyn/michael-dahan">Michael Dahan</a> and Ido Feferkorn of the 平特五不中 Health Care Center, examined the effects of smoking on more than nine million deliveries in the Unites States over 11 years, one of the largest studies to date.</p> Mon, 20 Sep 2021 15:36:17 +0000 webfull 173241 at /channels /channels/channels/news/why-do-some-non-smokers-get-copd-while-many-heavy-smokers-dont-322660 <p>Smoking is the best-known risk factor for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a debilitating lung condition that can severely limit a person鈥檚 day-to-day activities. But curiously, only a minority of lifelong smokers develops the disease, while non-smokers represent more than 25% of all COPD cases. A new study published today in <i>The Journal of the American Medical Association聽</i>suggests that a developmental mismatch between airway and lung size鈥攁 condition called dysanapsis鈥攃ould answer why.</p> Tue, 09 Jun 2020 15:53:52 +0000 webfull 161238 at /channels /channels/news/how-genetics-shape-our-addictions-218156 <h4><em>Genes predict the brain鈥檚 reaction to smoking聽</em></h4> Thu, 20 Sep 2012 15:08:36 +0000 webfull 86163 at /channels /channels/channels/news/study-shows-majority-smokers-re-ignite-their-habit-following-heart-attack-224687 <div><span><span></span></span></div> <div><span><em>Despite obvious motivation for quitting, 2/3 of patients will resume smoking within twelve months</em><br /></span></div> Tue, 29 Jan 2013 17:39:25 +0000 webfull 94401 at /channels /channels/news/addiction-abnormal-communication-brain-224835 <p>January 29, 2013 - Addiction to cigarettes, drugs and other stimulants has been linked in the past to the brain鈥檚 frontal lobes, but now there is scientific evidence that indicates where in the frontal cortex addiction takes hold and how.聽 Addiction could be a result of abnormal communication between two areas of the frontal lobes linked to decision-making.聽 The discovery will undoubtedly stimulate clinical work on new therapies for millions of people who suffer from addiction.</p> Tue, 05 Feb 2013 22:09:35 +0000 webfull 94560 at /channels /channels/news/smoking-thins-vital-part-brain-241649 <p>Years ago, children were warned that smoking could stunt their growth, but now a major study by an international team including the Montreal Neurological Institute at 平特五不中 and the University of Edinburgh shows new evidence that long-term smoking could cause thinning of the brain鈥檚 cortex. The cortex is the outer layer of the brain in which critical cognitive functions such as memory, language and perception take place. Interestingly, the findings also suggest that stopping smoking helps to restore at least part of the cortex鈥檚 thickness.</p> Tue, 10 Feb 2015 14:28:50 +0000 webfull 108093 at /channels /channels/news/world-no-tobacco-day-may-31-252984 <p> Tue, 26 May 2015 14:28:03 +0000 webfull 110116 at /channels