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Pavel Muravev/iStockphoto/Getty Images Frances Daniels, a Baltimore mother of three, read the Trump administration’s 20-page report called “Make Our Children Healthy Again,” and noticed some notable words were missing from it: “Smoking” and “nicotine.” The word “tobacco” is mentioned once in the document, in a reference to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. “I was horrified,” Daniels says. “It …

Many Americans take a dark view of nicotine. The stimulant, which occurs naturally in tobacco plants, is what makes cigarettes so addictive, with smoking responsible for 490,000 American deaths each year. When people try to quit smoking, it’s often cravings for nicotine, and the surge of dopamine it releases in the brain, that foil their attempts. In this sense, nicotine …

Summary: A new study demonstrates that long-term oral nicotine administration reprograms aging-related metabolism and slows motor decline in mice. By targeting the sphingolipid-energy axis, nicotine improved energy homeostasis, preserved gut microbial diversity, and supported neuromuscular resilience. Treated mice displayed a biologically younger phenotype based on integrated behavioral and metabolic analysis. The findings suggest nicotine’s molecular pathways may inspire the design …

Summary: A new study shows that some e-cigarette flavorings, like vanilla and cherry, can trigger reward-seeking behaviors in adolescent mice even without nicotine. Researchers found that these flavors alone could activate the brain’s dopamine system, raising concerns about their potential for fostering addiction-like behavior. Vanilla-flavored vapor, in particular, significantly reinforced such behaviors independent of nicotine. These findings highlight how flavored …

Reports of US children under six ingesting nicotine pouches – the small rectangles containing flavored nicotine that have exploded in popularity – jumped 763% in just three years, according to a study published on Monday. Several of the children ended up in intensive care after ingesting the pouches and two children died, the report said. The uptick in poisonings comes …

The number of young children sickened after getting their little hands on nicotine products like pouches and vape e-liquids has skyrocketed in recent years. From 2010 through 2023, U.S. poison centers reported 134,663 cases of nicotine poisonings among kids under age 6, according to a study published Monday in Pediatrics, a journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Nearly all …