Study: Smoking rots the brain
The results showed that the overall risk of a heart attack or stroke was “significantly associated with cognitive decline” with those at the highest risk showing the greatest decline.
It also said there was a “consistent association” between smoking and lower scores in the tests.
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These results underline the importance of looking after your cardiovascular health from mid-life”
Dr Simon Ridley Alzheimer’s Research UK
One of the researchers, Dr Alex Dregan, said: “Cognitive decline becomes more common with ageing and for an increasing number of people interferes with daily functioning and well-being.
“We have identified a number of risk factors which could be associated with accelerated cognitive decline, all of which, could be modifiable.”
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Explains the tendency towards conservatism.
lester on November 26, 2012 at 5:13 PM
Smoking what?
/cough….Cough!
It’s legal aint it?
Mord on November 26, 2012 at 5:17 PM
Sample size: one
Barak Insane Ogabe
tom daschle concerned on November 26, 2012 at 5:20 PM
This is interesting: BBC just released a photo of their primary test subject
Norwegian on November 26, 2012 at 5:29 PM
So Obamacare is both the symptom and the cure?
profitsbeard on November 26, 2012 at 5:33 PM
I’m going to make an exception to my general rule regarding trolls, and make a comment regarding this one.
Only a truly sick mentality spends as much time as this one does inciting hatred and contempt.
In any other case, I might speculate on how its mommy failed it.But I suspect it was spawned by fission, like all GI tract bacteria.
Go eff yourself, you vile little POS.
novaculus on November 26, 2012 at 5:35 PM
Bullfeathers! If smoking was so bad for you, the donkey party would be giving out free smokes to get you hooked so that you would end up in a union-run nursing home paid by taxpayers.
Besides, Lucky Strike Green won the war. So there’s that.
platypus on November 26, 2012 at 5:37 PM
I nominate you for the next round of study. Lost cause but it could still benefit science.
lester on November 26, 2012 at 5:56 PM
So are we to allow that bho’s smoking and his dabbling in illegal smokes, has made his brain ‘rot’? Gotta say this guy has less than a few brain cells working to deal with anything?
If anyone ever watched the movie Dune, bho is like that gosh horrible critter people told him he was beautiful and saw to it his brain got the things to deal with the nation? Wonder if bho gets that from jarrett daily? I know, funky thinking?
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letget on November 26, 2012 at 5:57 PM
BTW, I love the movie Dune. If you watch, get the long version.
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letget on November 26, 2012 at 5:59 PM
novaculus on November 26, 2012 at 5:35 PM
You have to remember that there are 10 year olds who use the internet and then there are idiot who act like 10 year olds. Take your pick,but Lester fits into one of those categories.
melle1228 on November 26, 2012 at 6:05 PM
Unfair to ten-year olds. The only ten-year old I ever knew of who compared to this sociopath was in juvenile custody for torturing cats. He later moved on up to bestiality, focusing on dogs and chickens.
novaculus on November 26, 2012 at 6:18 PM
You have a point..
melle1228 on November 26, 2012 at 6:21 PM
Stop pasting from your autobiography.
lester on November 26, 2012 at 6:29 PM
Medical pot on the other hand improves brain function/
BullShooterAsInElk on November 26, 2012 at 6:30 PM
Yeah, just ask mo-lester.
MelonCollie on November 26, 2012 at 6:56 PM
So Obama voters must all smoke then and a lot.
VorDaj on November 26, 2012 at 7:03 PM
lester and its girlfriend
I have a link to the wedding night video, but I don’t want to get ban-hammered.
novaculus on November 26, 2012 at 7:10 PM
So THAT explains it…
Ladysmith CulchaVulcha on November 26, 2012 at 7:15 PM
Yep and I just read a study saying porno actressess are happier and more well-adjusted than other women. You can make a study say anything you want it to.
JohnBrown on November 26, 2012 at 7:18 PM