Immune system diseases (If you have kidney disease due to lupus, your doctor will call it lupus nephritis.) Long-lasting viral illnesses, such as HIV/AIDS, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C. Pyelonephritis, a urinary tract infections within the kidneys, which can result in scarring as the infection heals.
By Dr Ananya Mandal, MD. Nicotine has strong mood altering effects and can act on the brain as both a stimulant and a relaxant. Once within the bloodstream, nicotine may circulate around the body until it reaches the brain.
When you smoke a cigarette, you are consuming 1 mg of nicotine, which is enough to produce a stimulating effect on your nervous system. In a small dosage, nicotine boosts mood, improves memory and cognition, decreases appetite, relieves depression, and increases brain activity.