New Research on Smoking Brings High Concern

Smoking prevents a brain region, important to memory, according to new research.

This causes a rise in calcium in the hippocamus, an area that contains records of our recent experiences and of what has happened long ago.

A study of almost 2,000 older people found those who smoked or were diabetic were more likely to have these ʹcalcifiations on CT scans.

The result may explain the relationship between cigarettes and madness. This may be another reason to eradicate custom.

The damage caused by smoking in the heart and lungs has been widely documented, but very little was known so far for its impact on the brain.

This means that smokers are twice as likely to develop devastating neurologic disease

Alzheimer's disease, the most common type of madness, is associated with hippocampus damage.

It is believed that the calcify of blood vessels can be linked to vascular problems that contribute to a decline in cognitive skills. But previous research was limited.

Chief author Dr Esther de Broweer, a geriatric at the University Medical Centre in Holland, said:

“We know that calcifications in hippocampus are common, especially with age growth. However, we did not know whether the calcium in the hippocampus is linked to the cognitive function”.