Tag: acetylcholine receptor

Colorful compound in fruits, vegetables could lower smokers’ lung cancer risk

Published in the journal Cancer Prevention Research, the study describes how the pigment, called beta-cryptoxanthin (BCX), reduces the number of receptors required for nicotine to fuel lung tumor growth. Nicotine is an addictive chemical present in tobacco and some e-cigarette liquids. Study co-author Xiang-Dong Wang, of the Jean Mayer United States Department of Agriculture Human […]