University of Wisconsin–Madison

Month: December 2022

How to Quit Smoking: The 5 Best Tips for 2023 New Year’s Resolutions

1. Get free coaching and medications. 2. Hang out with people who don't smoke or vape. 3. Avoid alcohol. 4. Replace tobacco with healthier options. 5. Change your routine.

Study Finds High Economic Burden of Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias Among Indigenous Populations

Smoking commercial tobacco products is a risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD). Indigenous people living in Wisconsin and throughout the nation experience significant health and financial burden from ADRD, according to new research published by a University of Wisconsin–Madison team and collaborators. Researchers retrospectively analyzed healthcare utilization cost data from 2015 to …

America’s Most Cited: UW-CTRI Researchers

Three UW-CTRI colleagues are among the top 100 tobacco-control researchers when it comes to paper citations in their careers. According to research by Dr. John Ioannidis and his team from Stanford University, out of more than 9 million authors of tobacco-related research, UW-CTRI Director Dr. Michael Fiore ranked 20th most-cited. UW-CTRI Associate Director Dr. Tim …

Study: Genetics May Help Providers Match Patients with Treatments to Quit Tobacco

One of the most difficult parts of quitting smoking is knowing what methods will work for any given patient; choosing between types of quit-aids and counseling can sometimes feel like a shot in the dark. However, researchers have found that they might be able to find the answers in genetic code. New findings suggest that …

SRNT President and Guideline Panelist Discusses Her Work to Help People Quit Commercial Tobacco

Before Dr. Patricia Nez Henderson was the first Indigenous President of the Society for Research on Nicotine or Tobacco (SRNT), she was a little Diné girl in Teesto, Arizona—a small community on the Navajo Reservation. Her grandfather, a medicine man, would wake Patricia and her brother by pouring water on their heads. “He would yell, …