Medscape reported a recent study by Hien T. Nghiem, MD, that showed that participants who smoked more than 2 packs per day in middle age had a more than 100% increased risk for dementia, Alzheimer’s Disease, AD, and vascular dementia, compared with those who said that they were never smokers.
The finding, from a large cohort of more than 20,000 people, suggests that the brain is not immune to long-term consequences of heavy smoking.
“That’s an important message. It shows that there is definitely a benefit to quitting,” she said.
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