Until then, the mystery of why some smokers avoid lung cancer reminds us of the complexity of the human body — and the limits of luck. Recommended.

Yes, smoking cannabis damages human lungs. Researchers at the University of Otago have found that “prolonged cannabis use led to over-inflated lungs and increased the resistance to airflow to a ...

Airway Basal Cells of Healthy Smokers Express an Embryonic Stem Cell Signature Relevant to Lung Cancer. Stem Cells , 2013; DOI: 10.1002/stem.1459 Cite This Page : ...

While many associate smoking primarily with lung problems, the reality is far more comprehensive—tobacco smoke damages nearly every organ system in the human body.

Antibiotic resistance is a major global health problem: it implies that vital drugs are no longer effective. A study led by ...

E-cigarettes are now much more than "new smoking cessation tools", they are big business. The global e-cigarette or "vape" market value has increased from US$1.7 billion in 2013 (£1.4 billion) to ...

Researchers have developed an artificial human lung on a chip and cigarette-puffing robot to carry out more accurate tests into the effects of smoking.

The team reanalyzed data from smokers and non-smokers collected in 2009, 2011, and 2017. Across those samples, human smokers expressed between 30 and 55 percent more ACE2 receptors in their lungs ...

Smoking increases SARS-CoV-2 receptors in the lung Date: May 18, 2020 Source: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Summary: New research suggests that cigarette smoke spurs the lungs to make more ACE2 ...

Cigarette smoke spurs the lungs to produce more of the protein that the coronavirus harnesses to enter human cells, according to new research.. Scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL ...

New immune-boosting drugs are extending lives for lung cancer patients who smoked, but - "In the never smoking population, immunotherapy just doesn't seem to work very well," says Dr. Treat.