Chronic intracerebroventricular neuropeptide-Y administration to normal rats mimics hormonal and metabolic changes of obesity
Nicotine can impact developing brains, lowering impulse control and reducing attention spans, which can increase the long-term odds of addiction
In popular media, smoking signals someone is "cool, edgy and sexy," according to Grace Kong, an associate professor of psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine with expertise in preventing youth tobacco use
"We will have kids who will grow up not exposed to branded packages." Current designs 'glitzy' and attractive As regulators have cracked down on many forms of tobacco advertising, packages have become powerful branding tools to appeal to consumers, said University of Waterloo psychology professor Geoffrey Fong
At the same time, smoking narrows blood vessels, making it harder for blood to flow normally