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...
Nicotine pouches may play a role in helping smokers move away from more harmful products, according to new US research published in JAMA Network Open. The Rutgers Health study – believed to be the first to provide...
A new umbrella review linking youth vaping with later smoking and a range of health problems has sparked headlines – but experts are warning against drawing firm conclusions from the findings. The study, led by the...
New research, published in Tobacco Control, suggests that UK teens who vape are ‘just as likely to smoke as their peers were in the 1970s’. The intergenerational study reportedly found that young people who said they...
Young people with friends who vape are 15 times more likely to use e-cigarettes, new research has found. The study, published in the journal Nicotine & Tobacco Research, found peer influences were a major factor in...
The UK Vaping Industry Association (UKVIA) has raised alarm over new data from Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) which revealed a worrying increase in the numbers of youth smoking. The new data reveals that one-in-five 11-17-year-olds...
Vapes containing nicotine are a more effective quit-smoking aid than nicotine lozenges and gum among adults experiencing social disadvantage, who typically have a harder time quitting than others, according to results from a clinical trial in...
Use by never-smokers remains rare, says research team A new peer-reviewed study published in Internal and Emergency Medicine has found that the overwhelming majority of customers purchasing heated tobacco products (HTPs) at dedicated stores in Greece...
A new UK study published today in Nicotine & Tobacco Research suggests that exclusive vaping during pregnancy may be significantly less harmful than smoking — at least in terms of exposure to some known toxicants. The...
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