4 – Alzheimers

( University of California – San Francisco ) A UCSF analysis of published studies on the relationship between Alzheimer’s disease and smoking indicates that smoking cigarettes is a significant risk factor for the disease. After controlling for study design, quality of the journals, time of publication, and tobacco industry affiliation of the authors, the UCSF research team also found an …

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Study shows cigarette smoking a risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease (EurekAlert!)

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