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E-cigarettes/vape triggers serious damage to brain,heart and intestines.

Researchers have warned that E-CIGARETTES could cause serious damage to the brain, heart, and intestines. Gadgets are useful for quitting smoking but are also used by people who have never smoked. Researchers at the University of California (USC) San Diego School of Medicine are looking at a popular brand that is sold throughout the UK and US. JUUL is the most popular but controversial electronic cigarette device on the market. This study, published in the journal iLife, begins to explore how JUUL products can affect body parts. Dr. Laura Crotty Alexander, author of leading research at USC, said: "These e-cigarette-based e-cigarettes are very popular in the last five years or so, so we do not know much about their long-term effects on health." The study involved modeling the daily use of JUUL pods in the most popular mint and mango flavors. Older mice received JUUL aerosols three times a day for three months, reports Scienmag. The researchers then looked at the symptoms of in...