Five matches upright, each more burnt than the last. Conveys how tobacco and nicotine use are progressively harmful. "Tobacco. It's About A Billion Lives Worldwide. UCSF's Annual Tobacco Symposium.” Friday, April 17, 2026 Register now!

"It’s About a Billion Lives Symposium" is Friday, April 17. Co-hosts: The Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education, the Multiethnic Health Equity Research Center, & the Smoking Cessation Leadership Center. UCSF Mission Bay campus. billion-lives-2026.eventbrite.com #TobaccoResearch

How Vaping Behavior Translates to Nicotine Exposure: Insights from Salivary Cotinine New research shows how vaping behavior can predict nicotine exposure using salivary cotinine, highlighting the power of saliva-based biomarker analysis.

New study links e-cigarette puffing behavior to salivary cotinine, helping predict nicotine exposure using a pharmacokinetic model.

We're honored that Salimetrics salivary assays supported the biomarker analysis.

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#SalivaScience #Biomarkers #TobaccoResearch

Interested in the vascular impact of 6-Methylnicotine (Metatine™)? 🫀Don't miss Daniel Conklin at #SRNT2026 for a comparison study of Metatine™ vs. nicotine and Spree Bar in vitro. Essential data on this novel analog! 🧪🔬 #TobaccoResearch #NicotineScience #PublicHealth #cardiosky

Did you know? Nicotine can momentarily cause a surge of endorphins in the brain’s reward circuit which can reinforce smoking behavior.
Learn more here: zurl.co/6S3eU
#tobaccoresearch #nicotine #quittobacco

Airborne PET nanoplastics alter tobacco's chemical risk.
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KDN recommends National Poison Centre to conduct study on effects of IQOS ALOR SETAR: The Ministry of Home Affairs (KDN) has recommended that the National Poison Centre study the tobacco heating device or IQOS manufactured by a leading cigarette company. Its Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said that although the effects of using the device on health are not yet known, preliminary studies can be conducted in preparation for the government to enact any related laws. “Even before the vape issue subsides, the world’s leading cigarette companies have created another (device). This one, perhaps the National Poison Centre can also start detecting, is IQOS. “This device doesn’t burn, it heats. The […]

KDN recommends National Poison Centre to conduct study on effects of IQOS #IQOS #TobaccoResearch #HealthStudy #Vaping #PublicHealth

Join us in welcoming the amazing Dr. Leia Belt to the NCPC team! #NCPCstrong #UCMerced #Tobaccoresearch

Purchase price of tobacco in small retailers in Great Britain: the relationships with neighbourhood deprivation and urbanicity between 2016–2021 Background Tobacco price is an important determinant of smoking behaviour. Using electronic point-of-sales (EPOS) data, this study assesses purchase price of factory-made cigarettes (FMC) and roll-you...

📢 New paper published in @bmjtobacco-control.bsky.social Using electronic point-of-sales (EPOS) data, this study assesses purchase price of factory-made cigarettes and roll-your-own tobacco across neighbourhood deprivation and urban/rural status in Britain. #TobaccoResearch #PublicHealth

What do we know about youth tobacco use in Africa? Join #IamAPHRC on July 29 as we share findings from the Data on Youth and Tobacco in Africa (DaYTA) study, conducted in DRC, Kenya & Nigeria with youth aged 10–17.

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#YouthHealth #TobaccoResearch #APHRCResearch

NEW RESEARCH🔬| This piece highlights how funding cuts under the Trump administration are stalling progress in tobacco research - disrupting careers and weakening tobacco control efforts at a critical time for public health.

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Research finds NtIPMS gene in tobacco negatively regulates seed germination in cold. Amino - acids & H₂O₂ could help.

#TobaccoResearch #ColdTolerance

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Tobacco Use, Risk Perceptions, and Characteristics of Adults Who Used a Heated Tobacco Product (IQOS) in the United States: Cross-Sectional Survey Study Background: The Tobacco Heating System (THS; commercialized as IQOS) is a smoke-free heated tobacco product introduced in the United States in 2019 and authorized by the US Food and Drug Administration as a modified risk tobacco product (MRTP) in 2020.…

JMIR Formative Res: Tobacco Use, Risk Perceptions, and Characteristics of Adults Who Used a Heated Tobacco Product (IQOS) in the United States: Cross-Sectional Survey Study #TobaccoResearch #HeatedTobacco #IQOS #PublicHealth #SmokingCessation

NTR journal seeking Associate Editors

@ntrjournal.bsky.social is seeking 3 Associate Editors. Deadline to apply- March 31st 2025.
#TobRegSci #TobRegSky #NicotineResearch #TobaccoResearch

International Expert Consensus on Relevant Health and Functioning Concepts to Assess in Users of Tobacco and Nicotine Products: Delphi Study Background: A Delphi study was conducted to reach a consensus among international clinical and health care experts on the most important health and functioning self-reported concepts when evaluating a switch from smoking cigarettes to using smoke-free…

JMIR Formative Res: International Expert Consensus on Relevant Health and Functioning Concepts to Assess in Users of Tobacco and Nicotine Products: Delphi Study #TobaccoResearch #NicotineProducts #HealthConsensus #DelphiStudy #SmokeFree

Our paper describing a dilute-and-shoot targeted LC-MS/MS method for measuring 35 urinary metabolites of #VOCs and #tobacco alkaloids is currently under review. The article is available as a pre-print here:
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#exposomics #LCMS #massspec #tobaccoresearch

Exciting News! @norc.org's SDC, in collaboration with UCSF, identified tobacco misinformation on social media and created a framework to combat it, which was presented at APHA. Contact us to work together to promote accurate health information! #PublicHealth #TobaccoResearch #APHA2024

Using Exogenous Social Media Exposure Measures to Assess the Effects of Smokeless Tobacco–Related Social Media Content on Smokeless Tobacco Sales in the United States AbstractIntroduction. Prior research on the effects of social media promotion of tobacco products has predominantly relied on survey-based self-report meas

New research from our team at @norc.org's SDC uses novel method to link geolocated tobacco tweets to higher tobacco sales.

The study provides key insights for tobacco control efforts.

Learn more: academic.oup.com/ntr/article/... #PublicHealth #TobaccoResearch