The results could mean new treatments.
Women struggle to quit smoking more than men The female sex hormone oestrogen may be the reason women are more likely to be addicted to nicotine than men – potentially opening new avenues for treatment. Data from a new study suggests that women generally become dependent on nicotine after less exposure than men, and then struggle more with quitting.
‘If we can confirm that oestrogen drives nicotine seeking and consumption through olfactomedins, we can design drugs that might block that effect by targeting the altered pathways. ‘Hopefully, these drugs would make it easier for women to quit nicotine.’ Women may struggle more with Nicotine due to oestrogen The research team studied genes that react to oestrogen to see which ones have a hormone function in the brain.
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