Vaping could pose a greater threat to health than traditional cigarettes, potentially leading to dementia, heart disease, and organ failure, according to the author of a groundbreaking study. Despite the NHS describing inhaling nicotine vapour from E-cigarettes as "substantially less harmful than smoking."

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Dr Maxime Boidin, who is at the helm of the world's first controlled study into the long-term effects of vaping at Manchester Metropolitan University, set to wrap up in March, cautions that the dangers for vapers might surpass those associated with smoking.

He details: "Smokers tend to go outside and smoke, and once a cigarette is finished they have to light up another to keep going. But with vapes, you just keep going and it's much harder to know how many puffs you've had. It's much easier to vape continuously because you can do it in places where smoking might be less acceptable."

Dr Boidin, surprised by his own findings, discloses: "What we have found is the dangers for someone who keeps vaping are no different from smokers. "At the beginning (of the study) I also believed that vaping was more beneficial than smoking. You see a lot more people vaping these days because they think it's not too bad. Many will be shocked to discover the reality. ", as reported by the Mirror.

The research, carried out at the university's Institute of Sport, involved participants aged between 18 to 45, with an average age of 27, who had comparable fitness and physical activity levels. They underwent regular stress tests to evaluate the elasticity of their blood vessels and the rate of blood flow to their brains.

In the 12 hours leading up to testing, participants........

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