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New vaccine could provide lifetime immunity to nicotine addiction

New vaccine could provide lifetime immunity to nicotine addiction | Longevity science | Scoop.it

Researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College have developed a vaccine that could help existing smokers quit for good and prevent those yet to try cigarettes from ever becoming addicted.

 

The vaccine turns the recipient’s kidney into a factory continuously churning out antibodies that clear the bloodstream of nicotine before it has a chance to reach the brain and deliver it’s addictive rush. Unlike previously tested nicotine vaccines that only last a few weeks, the effects of a single dose of this new vaccine should last a lifetime.

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New research reveals breathing pattern of smokers deepens the addiction

New research reveals breathing pattern of smokers deepens the addiction | Longevity science | Scoop.it

Most smokers breathe quite differently while smoking than they do when they're not, aiding in relaxation ...

 

The lack of that breathing pattern alone sends them right back to the well, as they light up again the first time something stressful comes their way.

 

To successfully quit, a combination of natural methods may be more effective than the gum, patch, pill, or e-cigarette treatments...

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