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UW to test tobacco addiction vaccine

A tobacco research center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison will be testing an experimental vaccine aimed at treating tobacco addiction.

The vaccine is designed to reduce the amount of nicotine that gets into the brain, which researchers suggest can make cigarettes less addictive.

The Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention is recruiting about 40 volunteers for the study. The volunteers should be current smokers who are at least 18 years old and in good health.