The more a person over the age of 60 smokes, the worse their cognitive performance, as the relevant tests show, regardless of other possible health problems that may affect their brain. This is the conclusion of a new American scientific research.
The researchers, led by Assistant Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience Neil Parrick of the Weill Cornell School of Medicine in New York, who made the announcement at an international conference of the American Stroke Association in New Orleans, analyzed data on 3,244 people aged Of these, 77% had high blood pressure and 24% had type 2 diabetes, while 23% were smokers. All participants underwent four tests to assess their cognitive-mental function (memory, attention, speed of information processing, etc.). Those who smoked more were found to perform significantly worse on most tests, similar to those with hypertension or diabetes.
According to Professor Parrick, “we were surprised to find that smoking does not work in conjunction with high blood pressure or type 2 diabetes to affect cognitive performance. The findings show that smoking alone has a fairly strong effect on brain health, independent of other health problems. This means that smoking is bad for brain health even for people who have no other health problems, which are typically associated with poor brain health. “A person who smokes cigarettes often, but is otherwise healthy, without type 2 diabetes or hypertension, nevertheless faces an increased risk of poor brain health.”
This, according to the researchers, inevitably raises the question of whether someone with a mild cognitive disorder quits smoking, this will help stop the worsening of their cognitive impairment, which – otherwise – could develop into dementia in the future.
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