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Occupational exposure to both dust and fumes significantly increases the risk of future respiratory exacerbations, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, and pneumonia in smokers and former smokers, underscoring the need for targeted preve
This review analyzes global sex disparities in cancer incidence, highlighting modifiable lifestyle and health factors — notably smoking, alcohol, and obesity — as key contributors differing by population context, with implications for tailo
This review explores evidence linking smoking and exhaled carbon monoxide levels to reduced Parkinson’s disease risk, emphasizing a potential protective role of carbon monoxide, supported by recent large-scale cohort data and biologic
This study evaluates the independent association between incidental emphysema found on routine screening chest CT scans and all-cause mortality in a large Korean cohort, highlighting implications for risk stratification among ever-smokers.
In 2 prospective cohorts, blood DNA methylation was associated with carotid, coronary, and peripheral atherosclerosis, but most signals overlapped with smoking and cardiometabolic risk factors rather than vessel-specific biology.
Portable HEPA air cleaners plus motivational interviewing improved symptoms and quality of life in smokers with COPD by reducing indoor particulate matter, though lung function and exacerbations did not significantly change.
Recent Mendelian randomization analyses demonstrate causal effects of increased BMI and inflammatory bowel disease on hidradenitis suppurativa risk, elucidating modifiable contributions beyond genetic correlations with psoriasis and systemi
Stanford scientists identify smoking, cadmium, and lead as major environmental factors accelerating biological aging, revealing new insights into how lifestyle and environment shape health beyond genetics.
Recent research elucidates how smoking modulates gut microbiota and immune responses differently in ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease, explaining its protective effect in UC but detrimental role in CD.
This review integrates data from over two million individuals globally, showing that absence of five key cardiovascular risk factors at age 50 confers a life expectancy advantage exceeding a decade, with midlife modification of hypertension
A large study shows oral contraceptives and smoking substantially alter steroid hormone profiles in healthy adults, with implications for disease risk, diagnostics, and treatment decisions.
Learn about six common habits that can shorten your lifespan after age 60 and discover actionable strategies to promote healthy aging and long life.
Low-tar cigarettes are marketed as a safer alternative, but evidence reveals they pose similar health risks, underscoring the need for quitting smoking entirely.
