Smoking cigarettes not only has the great potential to give you cancer and lung disease, but it may also apparently shrink your poor brain, leading to dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, according to a ...

ATLANTA - Smoking damages the heart and lungs, researchers have warned for years, but a new study shows it may also be negatively impacting the brain. Dr. Laura Bierut, an Alumni Endowed professor of ...

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Smoking cigarettes has long been linked to health issues involving the mouth, lungs and chest. However, a new study has found another negative effect of the harmful habit — this time, involving a ...

You probably know nixing cigarettes is good for your body. But it’s also good for your brain. Did you know that besides causing cancer, heart disease, and lung diseases, smoking can also harm your ...

Smoking shrinks the brain, according to a study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The good news is that quitting smoking prevents further loss of brain tissue — ...

Dec. 12 (UPI) --Researchers have found a new reason to quit smoking. Not only does smoking destroy the heart and lungs, it also shrinks the brain. The study at the Washington University School of ...

It’s no surprise that smoking for years can change the way the brain processes nicotine, creating a well-worn pattern of craving and satisfaction that’s difficult to break. But how soon does this ...

Over 30 million adults in America smoke cigarettes. Unfortunately, that number doesn’t seem to be going down, either because — as ironic as it might seem given the respiratory risk — smoking appeared ...