Public health experts have raised concerns about the interpretation of a new observational study examining the relationship between vaping, smoking and blood pressure. The study, published in The American Journal of Physiology – Heart and Circulatory...
Quitting smoking – and switching completely to e-cigarettes – can lead to measurable improvements in vascular health, according to a new systematic review published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. The study, conducted by researchers...
Nicotine pouches could offer smokers a harm-reduction option with a risk profile similar to pharmaceutical nicotine replacement therapies (NRT), according to a newly published scientific review. The paper, by harm-reduction researcher Dr Konstantinos Farsalinos and published...
Exclusive vape users did not show a statistically significant increase in cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk compared with non-users, according to new research analysing biomarker data from more than 6,400 adults. The study, published in the Journal...
A newly published academic commentary has raised fresh questions about how evidence on vaping for smoking cessation is interpreted and communicated, after researchers identified a pattern of systematic reviews reporting positive results for e-cigarettes but stopping...
Open access publisher MDPI has retracted a controversial paper that claimed e-cigarette users face a higher risk of early stroke than traditional cigarette smokers, following concerns about major errors in the analysis and an investigation that...
Vaping and other non-combustible nicotine products are now more popular than cigarettes among adolescents in more than half of the countries analysed in a major international study – with researchers warning that youth vaping prevalence is...
Smokers who use e-cigarettes alongside tobacco – known as “dual use” – reduce their intake of harmful chemicals and may be more likely to quit smoking altogether than those who continue to smoke only cigarettes, according...
Restrictions on flavoured vaping products may be driving smokers back to cigarettes, according to a major new study analysing sales data across Canada. The research, published in November 2025, examined the impact of provincial bans and...
Use of nicotine pouches in Great Britain has risen sharply over the past five years, driven largely by young men, according to new research led by University College London (UCL). The study, published in The Lancet...
A new peer-reviewed study from Italian researchers has reported that aerosols from four popular nicotine-containing e-liquids caused dramatically less cytotoxicity and oxidative stress in human bronchial epithelial cells than smoke from a reference tobacco cigarette. The...
Electronic cigarettes containing nicotine remain the most effective aid to help smokers quit, outperforming traditional nicotine replacement therapies (NRTs) like patches and gum, according to the latest reviews published in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews...
A major new UK research project will investigate how long-term vaping affects the respiratory system, as scientists aim to close the knowledge gap around the health impact of e-cigarettes. The University of Birmingham has received £1.46...
Plain packaging on vape pods significantly reduces their appeal to young people but has little impact on adult interest, according to new research published in The Lancet Regional Health. The study, led by researchers from UCL...
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