Smoking and increased Alzheimer's disease risk: a review of potential mechanisms

TC Durazzo, N Mattsson, MW Weiner… - Alzheimer's & …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Background Cigarette smoking has been linked with both increased and decreased risk for
Alzheimer's disease (AD). This is relevant for the US military because the prevalence of …

Nicotine addiction and nicotinic receptors: lessons from genetically modified mice

JP Changeux - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2010 - nature.com
The past decades have seen a revolution in our understanding of brain diseases and in
particular of drug addiction. This has been largely due to the identification of …

Long term impact of Covid-19 infection on sleep and mental health: a cross-sectional study

GK Ahmed, EM Khedr, DA Hamad, TS Meshref… - Psychiatry …, 2021 - Elsevier
The long-term impact of the COVID-19 infection on mental health in people and its relation to
the severity is unclear. We aimed to study the long-term effect of post-COVID-19 disease on …

[HTML][HTML] Chronic cigarette smoking: implications for neurocognition and brain neurobiology

TC Durazzo, DJ Meyerhoff, SJ Nixon - International journal of …, 2010 - mdpi.com
Compared to the substantial volume of research on the general health consequences
associated with chronic smoking, little research has been specifically devoted to the …

A review of co‐morbid tobacco and cannabis use disorders: Possible mechanisms to explain high rates of co‐use

RA Rabin, TP George - The American journal on addictions, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Background Tobacco and cannabis are among the most commonly used psychoactive
substances worldwide, and are often used in combination. Evidence suggests that tobacco …

World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP) guidelines for biological treatment of schizophrenia part 3: update 2015 management of special …

A Hasan, P Falkai, T Wobrock… - The World Journal of …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
These updated guidelines are based on the first edition of the World Federation of Societies
of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP) guidelines for biological treatment of schizophrenia …

How cigarette smoking may increase the risk of anxiety symptoms and anxiety disorders: a critical review of biological pathways

S Moylan, FN Jacka, JA Pasco, M Berk - Brain and behavior, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Multiple studies have demonstrated an association between cigarette smoking and
increased anxiety symptoms or disorders, with early life exposures potentially predisposing …

The relationship between tobacco and cannabis use: a review

A Lemyre, N Poliakova, RE Bélanger - Substance Use & Misuse, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Based on the prevalence and health implications of tobacco and cannabis use,
aiming to reduce their use, especially among youth, is a sound objective at both the …

The role of phytochemicals in the treatment and prevention of dementia

MJR Howes, E Perry - Drugs & aging, 2011 - Springer
Dementia pathologies such as Alzheimer's disease (AD) are reaching epidemic proportions,
yet they are not successfully managed by effective symptomatic treatments. Only five drugs …

Medicinal plants and dementia therapy: herbal hopes for brain aging?

E Perry, MJR Howes - CNS neuroscience & therapeutics, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
An escalating" epidemic” of diseases like Alzheimer's has not yet been met by effective
symptomatic treatments or preventative strategies. Among a few current prescription drugs …