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New vaccine could provide lifetime immunity to nicotine addiction

New vaccine could provide lifetime immunity to nicotine addiction | Longevity science | Scoop.it

Researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College have developed a vaccine that could help existing smokers quit for good and prevent those yet to try cigarettes from ever becoming addicted.

 

The vaccine turns the recipient’s kidney into a factory continuously churning out antibodies that clear the bloodstream of nicotine before it has a chance to reach the brain and deliver it’s addictive rush. Unlike previously tested nicotine vaccines that only last a few weeks, the effects of a single dose of this new vaccine should last a lifetime.

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Put this in your pipe-- no matter what, quitting helps

Put this in your pipe-- no matter what, quitting helps | Longevity science | Scoop.it
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Ex-smokers live longer than those who haven't kicked the habit, no matter what age group you look at, according to a new report.This fact calls for effective smoking cessation...
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