Vaping causes lung damage just like smoking conventional cigarettes, new research has revealed.
Scientists have found that vaping causes cellular and molecular changes that could lead to disease over time, reports Wales Online. While smokers are often told vapes and e-cigarettes are effective when quitting smoking, new experiments show prolonged inhalation of aerosols affected the pulmonary immune system, altering gene and protein levels.
Even low exposure to mango-flavoured brands from JUUL which are popular with teenagers and young adults had significant impacts. Corresponding author Dr Carolyn Baglole, of McGill University, Montreal, said: "The health consequences of vaping are not known.
