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Vaccine Could Prevent Nicotine Addiction

Test on mice shows antibodies can block nicotine's access to brain

By Kevin Spak,  Newser Staff

Posted Jun 28, 2012 11:47 AM CDT

(Newser) – A new study has given fresh hopes that a one-shot vaccine could inoculate a person against nicotine addiction. Cornell researchers injected mice with a gene for a nicotine antibody, and watched as those antibodies managed to prevent more than 80% of all nicotine from reaching...   Read full story »

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