New Study Suggests Vaping Damages Your Immune System

A new study has found that vaping causes significant cellular and molecular changes in mice - especially in their lungs. Millions of people now use vape products daily, but because there’s hardly any research on the health impact of inhaling these aerosols, scientists still don’t know much about the long-term effects on the human body. This study attempts to replicate human exposure by exposing male and female mice to Juul vapor. One of the study’s biggest findings was an increase in the mice’s white blood cells that fight off infection. This means that vaping makes the body more vulnerable to developing inflammatory or autoimmune diseases – like pulmonary fibrosis or lupus – and puts vapers at a higher risk of chronic lung disease or certain lung cancers. Read more from VICE here.