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Longevity Hacks

Swapping Cigarettes for Vaping May Help You Quit — but There’s a Catch

A study shows that changes occur at the RNA level in the lungs.

By Elana Spivack
Risky Business

Study reveals why smokers are facing serious coronavirus risks

By Emma Betuel
Hazy Future

The hearts of vapers and smokers are dangerously similar — study

Vapers may be at risk for a condition that claims one in every five smokers.

By Emma Betuel
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Movie theater study reveals the invisible effects of "thirdhand" cigarette smoke

Non-smokers, beware.

By Sofia Quaglia
Health

Heavy drinking can cause a cancer linked to cigarette smoking -- study

A population study reveals the genetic factors that drive some people to drink.

By Ali Pattillo
Health

How your brain seduces you into thinking cigarettes aren't gross

A new study explains why the initial revulsion to cigarettes doesn't last.

By Sarah Sloat
Health

How e-cigarettes impact health may depend on one rather innocuous aspect

Researchers should pay attention not just to e-cigarettes themselves, but to their flavor, too.

By Sarah Sloat
Health

The debate between cigarettes and vapes has a clear winner for now

But how long will the victory last? 

By Emma Betuel
Health

Just 1 month of vaping alters the lungs of new e-cigarette users

There's some good news and bad news. 

By Emma Betuel
Health

Not all vapes are equal: e-cigarettes and THC cartridges explained

THC vapes? Dank Vapes? JUUL? We have you covered. 

By Emma Betuel
Health

FDA Banned This Food Additive, but E-Cigarettes Still Contain High Levels

"The FDA needs to implement regulations quickly and immediately."

By Emma Betuel
Mind and Body

Those Few Cigarette Puffs During Adolescence Might Have Altered Your Brain

Researchers have found that even occasional cigarette use is enough to affect the volume and connectivity of developing brains.

By Constanza Paulina Silva Gallardo
Health

Vaping and Cigarette Smoking Could Be Equally Likely to Cause Lung Disease

"Vaping may not be safer than cigarette smoking."

By Sarah Sloat
Science

Inverse Daily: Scientists Reveal the Devastating Cost of Cigarette Butts

The most pervasive form of plastic pollution on Earth isn’t plastic bags or even plastic straws. It’s cigarette butts.

By Yasmin Tayag
Science

Scientists Reveal the Devastating Hidden Cost of Tossing Cigarette Butts

The most common man-made pollutant does more than just litter sidewalks.

By Sarah Sloat
Health

Vaping's Sticky Link to Mucus and Phlegm Revealed in E-Cigarette Study

A newly identified consequence of vaping is a gooey one.

By Yasmin Tayag
Health

In "Landmark" Move, Scientists Say It's Time to Treat Soda Like Cigarettes

"Similar to tobacco companies, sugary drink manufacturers aim to appeal to children and adolescents." 

By Emma Betuel
Health

Vaping Linked to a Noisy, Foreboding Consequence of Poor Lung Health

"The take-home message is that electronic cigarettes are not safe when it comes to lung health."

By Sarah Sloat
Science

FDA Menthol Ban: Scientific Report Suggests That Bans on Cigarettes Work

When Canadian provinces banned menthols, there was no evidence of illicit surges.

By Nick Lucchesi
Science

Smoking Gun: Why E-Cigarettes Present a New Environmental Threat

K-cups aren't the only offender.

By Yogi H. Hendlin
Health

E-Cigarettes: Study Shows New Risks For Flavored Vape Juice

Something to consider before picking up a bottle of the sweet stuff.

By Peter Hess
Health

San Antonio's "Tobacco 21" Law Is Part of A Growing Movement to Regulate E-Cigarettes

"There's a trend happening across the country right now."

By Emma Betuel
Science

Vaping Introduces DNA-Damaging Chemicals Into Mouth Cells in New Study

Changes to DNA can lead to increased cancer risk.

By Peter Hess
Entertainment

'Krypton' Lex Luthor Easter Egg Doesn't Mean What You Think it Means

By Ryan Britt
Health

The US Has Pathetic Cigarette Box Warnings

How does that cyanide taste?

By The Conversation
Science

The CDC Wants to Slap 'R' Ratings on Movies Featuring Cigarettes

By Sarah Sloat
Science

A Day of Beijing Air Can Be Deadlier than 40 Cigarettes

It's just as bad if you leave the city.

By Jacqueline Ronson
Science

Here's Which Drug Millennials Prefer to Pair With Cigarettes

By Yasmin Tayag
Science

"Extinction Therapy" Taunts Addicted Smokers With More Cigarettes

By Sarah Sloat
Science

This E-Cigarette Exploding is the Scariest Video You'll See Today

Careful what you put in your pockets.

By Mike Brown