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Early nicotine exposure alters immune development and worsens later flu infections in mice

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Exposure to nicotine during pregnancy and shortly after birth can have a lasting impact on a child's immune system and cause more severe respiratory infections later in life, a new study from researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, shows.

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Nicotine exposure during pregnancy and the first few days after birth caused long-lasting changes in blood-forming stem cells and the developing immune system of mice, a study suggests. These changes include a more damaging response

Research in mice showed that exposure to nicotine in pregnancy and in the early days after birth affected hematopoietic stem cells and immune system development.Nicotine exposure during pregnancy and in the early days after birth caused long-lasting changes in hematopoietic stem cells and in development mouse immune system, according to a study. These changes include a more detrimental response when animals become infected with the influenza vir…

Nicotine exposure during pregnancy and the first few days after birth causes long-lasting changes in the developing immune system.

Nicotine exposure during pregnancy and the first few days after birth caused long-lasting changes in blood-forming stem cells and the developing immune system of mice, a study has found. These changes include a more damaging response when the animals are infected with the flu virus later in life.

Nicotine exposure during pregnancy and the first days after birth caused long-lasting changes in hematopoietic stem cells and the developing immune system of mice, according to ... More

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Medical Xpress broke the news in Douglas, United Kingdom on Thursday, October 15, 2026.
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