Coolants in Puff electronic cigarettes present health hazard
UC Riverside-led study highlights need for regulation to protect public health
Switching from tobacco to e-cigarettes does not reverse respiratory epithelium damage
UC Riverside study reports e-cigarette prolonged use may contribute to airway epithelium damage and lead to respiratory diseases
Human skin can be damaged by exposure to thirdhand smoke and electronic cigarette spills
A relatively short exposure is sufficient to cause the damage, UC Riverside study finds
Thirdhand smoke exposure linked to fabric type, heat, and humidity
UC Riverside-led team developed simple, rapid method to assess contaminants in household fabrics
Fourth generation of e-cigarettes is not harmless
UC Riverside study identified toxic elements in pod atomizers
E-cigarette users are exposed to potentially harmful levels of metal linked to DNA damage
Zinc excess in the body correlates with oxidative stress
Vaping lung injury symptoms have been reported online for at least seven years
UC Riverside research used internet data mining to monitor health effects reported by electronic cigarette users over time
Harmful metals found in vapors from tank-style electronic cigarettes
UC Riverside study analyzed six popular e-cigarette tanks and their atomizers
Study finds electronic cigarettes damage brain stem cells
A research team at the University of California, Riverside, has found that electronic cigarettes, often targeted to youth and pregnant women, produce a stress response in neural stem cells, which are critical cells in the brain. Present throughout life, stem cells become specialized cells with more specific functions, such as...
JUUL electronic cigarette products linked to cellular damage
Study by UC Riverside and Portland State University scientists finds nicotine concentrations in JUULs is dangerously high
UCR student researcher takes smoking personally
You don’t want Careen Khachatoorian for a sister. Not if you smoke, you don’t. Careen’s older brother is trying to conceive a child with his partner. A typical text to her smoker-brother includes a link to a sins-of-smoking article, and reads like this: “See? Pregnant mothers have a greater chance...