/newsroom/taxonomy/term/6827/all en /newsroom/channels/news/dangers-smoking-during-pregnancy-333510 <p>Mothers who smoke are more likely to deliver smaller babies even after a full-term pregnancy, increasing the risks of birth defects and neurological disorders later in life, say researchers from À¦°óSMÉçÇø. The team of researchers, which includes Assistant Professor <a href="/obgyn/michael-dahan">Michael Dahan</a> and Ido Feferkorn of the À¦°óSMÉçÇø Health Care Center, examined the effects of smoking on more than nine million deliveries in the Unites States over 11 years, one of the largest studies to date.</p> Mon, 20 Sep 2021 15:36:16 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 275622 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/why-do-some-non-smokers-get-copd-while-many-heavy-smokers-dont-322660 <p>Smoking is the best-known risk factor for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a debilitating lung condition that can severely limit a person’s day-to-day activities. But curiously, only a minority of lifelong smokers develops the disease, while non-smokers represent more than 25% of all COPD cases. A new study published today in <i>The Journal of the American Medical Association </i>suggests that a developmental mismatch between airway and lung size—a condition called dysanapsis—could answer why.</p> Tue, 09 Jun 2020 12:55:51 +0000 amelia.souffrant@mail.mcgill.ca 215519 at /newsroom /newsroom/gilles-paradis Tue, 26 Feb 2019 16:59:44 +0000 Anonymous 23820 at /newsroom