A dose of nicotine, equivalent to that found in a single cigarette blocks estrogen production in women’s brains. This may explain several behavioural differences in women who smoke, including why they ...

Transcranial magnetic stimulation of a specific region of the brain, using a strong magnetic field, reduces cravings for nicotine in individuals who receive the treatment, new University of Missouri ...

Researchers discovered that estrogen induces the expression of olfactomedins (OLFM), proteins that are suppressed by nicotine in key areas of the brain involved in reward and addiction. The research ...

Oral therapy designed to minimize CNS side effects shows dual activity in weight loss and smoking cessation models without muscle loss MIAMI, FLORIDA / ACCESS Newswire / June 30, 2025 / MIRA ...

The production of estrogen in the thalamus appears to be curtailed by just one dose of nicotine, equivalent to that in a cigarette, reveals a whole brain analysis of healthy women in the first study ...