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New vaccine could provide lifetime immunity to nicotine addiction

New vaccine could provide lifetime immunity to nicotine addiction:
A single dose of a new nicotine vaccine could provide lifetime protection from the pleasur...
Researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College have developed a vaccine that could help existing smoker’s quit for good and prevent those yet to try cigarettes from ever becoming addicted. The vaccine turns the recipient’s kidney into a factory continuously churning out antibodies that clear the bloodstream of nicotine before it has a chance to reach the brain and deliver it’s addictive rush. Unlike previously tested nicotine vaccines that only last a few weeks, the effects of a single dose of this new vaccine should last a lifetime... Continue Reading New vaccine could provide lifetime immunity to nicotine addiction

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