Tag: DNA
Vaping Unlike Smoking, Does Not Alter The Gut Microbiome
Our gut flora or microbiota, are the complex community of bacteria that live in the digestive tracts of humans and other animals. When the...
Smoke Exposure During Pregnancy Can Have Damaging Effects Lasting Generations
It is already widely known that exposure to tobacco smoke during development harms children, with non-coding ‘epigenetic’ changes to DNA reported repeatedly as a...
USA continues push for tough vaping laws despite mounting evidence
US Navy joins anti-vaping militia
The United States Navy has launched a ferocious crackdown on vaping among its personnel, citing safety concerns to justify the...
No DNA damage with Ecigs claim BAT researchers
DNA damage, a proxy for genotoxic exposure
The γH2AX assay is tool that allows quantifying DNA damage. This is the test BAT researchers are using to determine...
E-Cig vapour cleared of DNA damage, and US teen smoking continues...
New study shows vaping “doesn’t damage DNA”
A new study appears to have demolished claims that vaping can cause DNA damage to lung cells. Scientists...
