It is well known that tobacco consumption is a leading cause of preventable deaths
worldwide and has been linked to major diseases ranging from cancer to chronic obstructive …

Quantitative measurements of brain perfusion are influenced by perfusion-modifiers.
Standardization of measurement conditions and correction for important modifiers is …

Background Patients with schizophrenia display a very high rate of smoking in comparison
with the general population. The aim of the present meta-analysis was to assess the …

Cigarette smoking has been associated with dementia and dementia-related brain changes,
notably gray matter (GM) volume atrophy. These associations are thought to reflect the co …

Recent epidemiological data indicate that the popularity of electronic cigarettes (e-
cigarettes), and consequently nicotine use, is rising in both adolescent and adult …

Biological tissue can be viewed as porous, permeable and deformable media infiltrated by
fluids, such as blood and interstitial fluid. A finite element model has been developed based …

Introduction Tension-type headache (TTH) is the most common primary headache disorder
with a prevalence of up to 78% in general population and huge expenses in terms of health …

Background Magnetic resonance imaging studies of cigarette smoking-related effects on
human brain structure have primarily employed voxel-based morphometry, and the most …

Cerebral artery morphological alterations have been associated with several
cerebrovascular and neurological diseases, whereas these structures are known to be …

While recent 'big data'analyses discovered structural brain networks that alter with age and
relate to cognitive decline, identifying modifiable factors that prevent these changes remains …