Vaping may raise cancer and heart disease risk, study suggests

Nicotine in e-cigarettes may convert into DNA-damaging chemicals, mouse trial indicates, but critics say results are irrelevant to humansVaping may raise the risk of certain cancers and heart disease, according to a team of scientists who studied the effects of e-cigarette smoke on healthy mice and human cells.Researchers found evidence thatnicotine inhaled from e-cigarettes could be converted into chemicals that damage DNA in the heart, lungs and bladder, and dampen down the body ’s genetic repair mechanisms.Continue reading...

Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - January 30, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Ian Sample Science editor Tags: Medical research E-cigarettes Science Smoking Society Health Cancer research Heart disease Source Type: news