A recent study published in Biological Psychiatry: Global Open Science has revealed that smoking shrinks the brain and quitting doesn’t restore size.
A recent study demonstrates that smoking causes the brain to shrink and that quitting does not undo the damage. The results contribute to the understanding of why smokers are more likely to experience Alzheimer's disease and age-related cognitive impairment.
The good news is that the shrinking stops as soon as the smoker gives up.
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