LONDON (Reuters) - British scientists say they have found the best way yet to analyze the effects of smoking on the brain -- by taking functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) scans of people ...

Minuscule movement patterns collected from smartphones and often undetectable to humans have been used to predict cravings and compulsive behaviors with groundbreaking accuracy—potentially offering ...

Editorial: The UN is set to review the legal status of nicotine. An outright ban would go too far, but there is no case for its easy availability ...

Smoking and greater nicotine and analgesic dependence are tied to medication-overuse headache, psychological distress, and addiction-related traits, new research shows.

Every year, tobacco kills more than seven million people, including an estimated 1.6 million non-smokers who are exposed to second-hand smoke. 1 Tobacco is expected to cost the global economy more ...