Second-hand smoke exposure during childhood leaves its mark on children's DNA
Children exposed to second-hand smoke at home are more likely to show certain changes in the epigenome, which can alter the ...
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Get Healthy Carson City: Know the dangers of second and thirdhand smoke
Even brief exposure can be dangerous, and there is no safe level of secondhand smoke. In the U.S., it causes about 41,000 deaths each year among non-smokers. Additionally, e-cigarettes release ...
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Second-hand smoke exposure during childhood leaves its mark on children's DNA
"Our study shows that second-hand smoke during childhood leaves its mark at the molecular level and can alter the expression of genes that influence disease susceptibility in adulthood", says ...