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April 26, 2022 Edition

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E-cigarettes may complicate teen attempts to quit nicotine

Among U.S. teens, unsuccessful attempts to quit smoking rose in 2020 after years of decline—a reversal that might relate to the recent rise in vaping.

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Obesity alters response to anti-inflammatory treatment

A treatment for severe skin inflammation that works well in lean mice made the condition worse in obese mice because of immune-cell changes associated with obesity.

Illustration of viruses and villi in digestive tract

Viruses in the gut influence inflammatory bowel disease

Viruses isolated from people with inflammatory bowel disease, or IBD, triggered inflammation in human cells and mice, while those from non-diseased guts didn’t.

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