Quick Takes

Quick Takes

Diagram showing peptic ulcer disease in the stomach and duodenum

Peptic Ulcer Disease: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment Options

September 8, 2025

Graphic of a healing wound with cigarette, vape, and nicotine patch comparisons

Nicotine and Wound Healing: What Cigarettes, Vaping, and Patches Do to Recovery

August 31, 2025

Nicotine patch study in early Parkinson’s disease

Nicotine Patches Fail to Slow Parkinson’s Progression: Lessons from the NIC-PD Trial

August 31, 2025

Person taking a brisk walk outdoors to reduce cigarette cravings

A Short Walk Can Crush Cigarette Cravings: What This Meta-Analysis Found

August 31, 2025

Older adult reviewing memory tasks while wearing a transdermal nicotine patch

Can a Nicotine Patch Sharpen Thinking in Mild Cognitive Impairment?

August 31, 2025

PET scan overlay with a small nicotine patch illustrating brain cholinergic signaling in Long COVID

Does Nicotine Help Long COVID? What a New Review Suggests

August 31, 2025

Infographic showing nicotine ranked third for dependence behind heroin and cocaine on a nine-factor harm scale

How Addictive Is Nicotine? What The Lancet's Harm Scale Really Shows

August 31, 2025

Systematic review showing mixed evidence of nicotine on attention and memory with underreported industry ties

Nicotine and Cognition: What a 2020 Systematic Review Really Found

August 31, 2025

Concept image of brain networks lighting up to show attention and memory pathways affected by nicotine

Nicotine and Cognitive Performance: What a Major Meta-Analysis Really Found

August 31, 2025

Illustration of neurons with mitochondria highlighted to show reduced mtDNA during nicotine exposure

Nicotine and Mitochondria: Why mtDNA Drops and What That Means

August 31, 2025

Illustration of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors with a nicotine patch icon suggesting potential relief of long COVID symptoms

Nicotine Patch and Long COVID: What This Small Case Series Found

August 31, 2025

Illustration of a blood vessel endothelium showing oxidative stress and inflammation from cigarette smoke and vaping aerosols

Smoking, Vaping, and Your Blood Vessels: What the Science Shows

August 31, 2025