Prolonged exposure to cigarette smoke destroys the air sacs in mouse lungs (left). But this destruction is prevented in mice lacking MAIT cells (right). Cigarette smoking is widespread and deadly, yet ...

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You see them everywhere now, claiming to be tobacco-free and ayurvedic. Mint's Soumya Gupta explores what's really driving ...

Smoking just one cigarette can reduce life expectancy by about 20 minutes, according to research commissioned by the U.K. government. By quitting for a week, smokers can theoretically claw back an ...

On Jan. 11, 1964, U.S. Surgeon General Luther Terry issued “Smoking and Health,” a report that concluded that “cigarette ...