Quitting smoking, even in later life, could help slow down age-related memory problems, a study has found.
This adds to evidence that giving up cigarettes may help prevent dementia, experts say, but they stress that more research is needed.
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Quitting smoking, even in later life, could help slow down age-related memory problems, a study has found.
This adds to evidence that giving up cigarettes may help prevent dementia, experts say, but they stress that more research is needed.
The study, published in the Lancet Healthy Longevity journal, included data from 9,436 people aged 40 and over from 12 countries.
Half had quit smoking, while half had continued.