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 ...

Cigarette smoking is prevalent worldwide and causes numerous diseases, yet our understanding of how cigarette smoke (CS) causes serious respiratory illnesses is incomplete, and has held back the ...

Dear Doctors: My understanding is that nicotine and tar are what hurt you when you smoke cigarettes. But you recently said there’s also carbon monoxide in cigarette smoke, and that it’s even more ...