Background and Purpose—This scientific statement provides an overview of the evidence
on vascular contributions to cognitive impairment and dementia. Vascular contributions to …

One of the objectives of the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study
(https://abcdstudy. org/) is to establish a national longitudinal cohort of 9 and 10 year olds …

The elimination of cigarettes and other combusted tobacco products in the US would prevent
tens of millions of tobacco-related deaths. It has been suggested that the introduction of less …

Humans consume a wide range of foods, drugs, and dietary supplements that are derived
from plants and which modify the functioning of the central nervous sytem (CNS). The …

Rationale and objective Empirical studies indicate that nicotine enhances some aspects of
attention and cognition, suggesting a role in the maintenance of tobacco dependence. The …

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 …

Noradrenergic and cholinergic systems are among the most vulnerable brain systems in
neuropsychiatric diseases of ageing, including Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease …

Alzheimer's disease (AD) has become a major disease contributing to human death and is
thought to be closely related to the aging process. The rich antioxidant substances in plants …

While the health risks associated with adult cigarette smoking have been well described,
effects of nicotine exposure during periods of developmental vulnerability are often …

More than 70% of adolescents report to have smoked a cigarette at least once. At the
adolescent stage the brain has not completed its maturation. The prefrontal cortex (PFC), the …