The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 272 No 7292 p372
27 March 2004

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Smoking and cognitive decline

Smoking may accelerate cognitive decline in the elderly by as much as five-fold, say researchers. They compared cognitive function in a group of 9,209 adults aged 65 years and over who did not have dementia. Yearly decline in cognitive function scores was 0.03 points for those who had never smoked and 0.16 points for current smokers (Neurology 2004;62:920).