Compared to the substantial volume of research on the general health consequences
associated with chronic smoking, little research has been specifically devoted to the …

BACKGROUND: The majority of studies investigating the neurocognitive consequences of
chronic smoking have been conducted with adults 60 years and older. Therefore, the scope …

Tobacco smoke consists of thousands of compounds including nicotine. Many constituents
have known toxicity to the brain, cardiovascular, and pulmonary systems. Nicotine, on the …

Growing evidence from animal studies indicates brain‐damaging properties of nicotine
exposure. Investigations in humans found a wide range of functional cerebral effects of …

A vast body of research attests to the adverse effects of chronic smoking on cardiac,
pulmonary, and vascular function as well as the increased risk for various forms of cancer …

The link between neuropsychological impairments and chronic tobacco smoking is not clear
and in the current literature there is a lack of robust analyses investigating this association. A …

The aim of the present study was to examine neurocognitive function associated with
chronic nicotine use. A total of 2163 healthy participants (1002 smokers, 1161 never …

Background: Tobacco smoking represents a considerable public health burden globally.
Smoking in older adults is associated with cognitive impairment and more rapid age …

Cigarette smoking is often initiated during adolescence and an earlier age of onset is
associated with worse health outcomes later in life. Paradoxically, the transition towards …

Given the large availability of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) throughout the
brain, and the wide range of neurotransmitter systems affected (norepinephrine, serotonin …