Smoking, and its harmful substances such as nicotine, can harm almost every part of the body, including the brain. It can also lead to other brain conditions, such as cancer, dementia, and stroke.

Smoking can cause heart disease and is a risk factor for heart failure. Current and former smokers have roughly double the risk of heart failure of people who have never smoked. The information above ...

There are many approaches you can take to stop smoking, from nicotine replacement therapy to behavioral support to good ol' ...

Although the research is still new, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) may be the latest addition to the list of negative effects that smoking tobacco can have on your body. Decades of clinical studies ...

Numerous factors shape how a person’s immune system reacts to infections and other challenges. Age, sex and genetics are fundamental contributors—as the COVID pandemic highlighted. Now a new study ...

A study published in the journal Scientific Reports finds that cigarette smoking can trigger suicidal erythrocyte death, a condition that may increase the risk of anemia and microcirculation ...

Smoking is an established risk factor for multiple sclerosis (MS). Smoking also worsens the course of disease for people who already have MS. MS is an inflammatory disease that involves the breakdown ...

In a cohort study published in BMC Public Health, researchers investigated smoking behavior and the potential association of tobacco smoke with premature death and all-cause mortality in China. They ...