SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. - Research by a Slippery Rock University professor into the health effects of vaping suggests that certain compounds in non-nicotine vapor may affect cardiovascular function.

Jennifer Piechowski, an assistant professor of biology, published a recent study in the journal MicroPublication Biology that identifies two chemical compounds in cinnamon-flavored e-cigarette vapor that are known cardiovascular suppressants. The study was conducted in collaboration with Brian Bagatto from the University of Akron.

The research builds on a 2021 study in which Piechowski and Bagatto exposed zebrafish embryos to non-nicotine, cinnamon-flavored e-cigarette vapor. The initial study found that the vapor could affect early cardiovascular function and development in the embryos.

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