Healio (10/14, Gramigna) reports, “Cigarette smoking appeared linked to increased amounts of Alzheimer’s disease risk biomarkers,” investigators concluded in a study that “sought to investigate the link between cigarette smoking and” cerebrospinal fluid “biomarkers of neurodegeneration, neuroinflammation, neuroprotection and oxidation.” Researchers then “analyzed these biomarkers among 191 adult men in China both with and without significant cigarette exposure.” The findings of the “case-control study” were published online in JAMA Network Open.
Related Links:
— “Cigarette smoking may increase risk for Alzheimer’s disease “Joe Gramigna, Healio, October 14, 2020