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| Nicotine's effect on neural and cognitive functioning in an aging population | | Author(s) | K N Murray, N Abeles |
| Journal title | Aging & Mental Health, vol 6, no 2, May 2002 |
| Pages | pp 129-138 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Tobacco smoking ; Cognitive processes ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Tobacco is used by more than 13% of Americans aged 65+. Of those in this cohort, it has been estimated that between 24% and 85% experience some form of age-related cognitive decline, while for the US population as a whole 30%-50% will be diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease (AD) by age 85. Recent advances in nicotine research have pointed to a number of cognitive and neurological benefits that have been linked to ingestion of nicotine. These discoveries hold the potential for new drugs and therapies that retain and improve nicotine's benefits while eliminating the negative impact that both nicotine and tobacco possess. This article examines cognitive decline in older people, and looks at nicotine's potential role in ameliorating this decline. In service to this, the neurological and cognitive actions of nicotine are reviewed, as are theories on the neurological degeneration associated with AD. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-020613207 A |
| Classmark | ETT: DA: 7T |
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