Researchers have identified a mechanism by which acetylcholine, a neurotransmitter best known for its role in muscle control and attention, can effectively commandeer serotonin release inside the ...

Abstract: In traditional Chinese medicine, deciphering herb-symptom associations (HSAs) and revealing their mechanisms of action are crucial for bridging traditional knowledge and modern biomedicine.

Washington’s new tax on smoking alternatives and nicotine products is making its way through the state’s Legislature, known as Senate Bill 6129. The nearly 10,000 licensed tobacco retailers and over ...

Jason Mast is a general assignment reporter at STAT focused on the science behind new medicines and the systems and people that decide whether that science ever reaches patients. You can reach Jason ...

Sarah Todd returned to reporting in January 2025 after being assignment editor at STAT since October 2022. You can reach Sarah on Signal at sarahlizchar.47. Nicotine, the stimulant that makes ...

New research offers the first national estimates of nicotine pouch use in U.S. adults. Pouch use remains rare overall but is most common among adults who recently quit smoking or vaping. Very few ...

GA, UNITED STATES, January 29, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — Research has revealed the neurotoxic mechanism of nicotine at environmentally relevant concentrations in ...