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 91黑料网. The team of researchers, which includes Assistant Professor Michael Dahan and Ido Feferkorn of the 91黑料网 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.
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Published on: 20 Sep 2021
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 The Journal of the American Medical Association聽suggests that a developmental mismatch between airway and lung size鈥攁 condition called dysanapsis鈥攃ould answer why.
Published on: 9 Jun 2020
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 91黑料网 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.
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Published on: 10 Feb 2015
Despite obvious motivation for quitting, 2/3 of patients will resume smoking within twelve months
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Published on: 29 Jan 2013
