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Smoking shrinks brain, says study linking cigarettes to Alzheimer s, dementia

Researchers have found a new reason to quit smoking. Not only does smoking destroy the heart and lungs, it also shrinks the brain, according to researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

Midlife belly fat linked to Alzheimer s disease decades later: study

A new study correlates belly fat in one’s 40s and 50s to an Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis later on. It’s not just any fat that’s the culprit. It’s the fat stored deep in the abdomen that’s known as visceral fat — as opposed to subcutaneous fat, which resides just underneath the skin. Researchers have begun unpacking the effects of visceral fat, which surrounds the organs, and have found that .

children brain: Researchers say screen time found to affect children s brain physically, functionally

The impact includes structural changes in the pre-frontal cortex affecting executive functions like working memory and planning.

Pain Drives Dual Tobacco and Cannabis Use, Study Shows

Duke University School of Medicine’s study in the November issue of Addictive Behaviors finds that chronic pain isn’t just associated with tobacco or cannabis use, but often both.   The study’s analysis of 32,014 adults showed those who reported a tough week of moderate to severe pain were twice as likely to use tobacco and 1.5 times more likely to cope with cannabis.  

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