Tag: Smoking
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Smoking Tied to Faster Huntington’s Decline: Implications for Clinical Practice
Overview: Smoking as a Modifiable Factor in Huntington’s Disease Huntington’s disease (HD) is a progressive, incurable neurodegenerative disorder characterized by motor, cognitive, and behavioral decline. While genetics determine risk, researchers are increasingly focused on modifiable environmental factors that might influence when symptoms begin and how quickly they worsen. A recent analysis using Periodic Dataset 4…
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Quitting Smoking in Midlife Slows Memory Loss and Brain Decline
New evidence that quitting smoking can protect the brain, even in midlife A major international study published in The Lancet offers a hopeful message for millions: quitting smoking is beneficial for brain health even if you’re in your 40s, 50s, or older. The research shows that stopping smoking after years of use slows memory loss…
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Dementia Risk Falls to Never-Smoker Levels After Quitting Smoking in Midlife
Quitting Smoking in Midlife Can Match Never-Smokers in Dementia Risk Emerging evidence suggests that giving up smoking in middle age may dramatically protect brain health. In a study involving 9,436 adults from England, the United States and 10 other European countries, those who quit smoking in midlife experienced a cognitive trajectory that, over roughly six…
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Does Smoking Raise Blood Pressure? Urine Tests Uncover the Direct Link
New evidence strengthens the link between smoking and higher blood pressure Smoking has long been known to harm heart health, but researchers have debated whether tobacco use elevates blood pressure independently or primarily insofar as it raises other cardiovascular risks. A recent analysis provides a clearer answer: smoking does appear to raise blood pressure on…
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Does smoking raise blood pressure? Urine tests reveal the link
New evidence links smoking to higher blood pressure Smokers have long been warned about heart health risks, but a fresh analysis adds a clearer knot to the puzzle: smoking itself is associated with higher blood pressure. The study, led by Dr. Setor K. Kunutsor, Professor and Evelyn Wyrzykowski Research Chair in Cardiology at the University…
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Smoking and Blood Pressure: What Urine Tests Reveal About Risk
New evidence links smoking to higher blood pressure Smokers may face an elevated risk of high blood pressure beyond the well-known harms to heart health. A contemporary analysis suggests that smoking is not just part of a broader cluster of risky behaviors but may independently raise blood pressure. The study underscores a clearer signal when…
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Smoking and Hypertension: UM Study Links Smoking to BP
New UM study confirms link between smoking and high blood pressure A landmark study from the University of Manitoba (UM) strengthens the evidence that tobacco smoking is associated with an increased risk of hypertension, or high blood pressure. The findings suggest that measuring a patient’s urine cotinine, a biomarker of tobacco exposure, can help clinicians…
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Smoking and Hypertension: UM Study Links Risk
New UM Study Confirms Link Between Smoking and Hypertension A recent study from the University of Manitoba (UM) provides fresh evidence that tobacco smoking is associated with an increased risk of hypertension, or high blood pressure. The research, led by cardiovascular epidemiologist Dr. Setor Kunutsor, highlights the value of using urine cotinine tests to verify…
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Smoking and Hypertension: UM Study Links Tobacco Use to High Blood Pressure
New evidence reinforces the link between smoking and high blood pressure A University of Manitoba (UM) study adds important nuance to the long-standing debate over whether tobacco use is connected to hypertension. The research, published in the Journal of Human Hypertension, found that smoking is associated with an increased risk of high blood pressure. In…
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Diabetes and Cardiovascular Risk Varies by Type and Age
Summary of the Swedish findings People living with diabetes face a higher risk of cardiovascular disease, including heart attack, stroke, heart failure and premature death. A large Swedish study, conducted from 2016 to 2020 and drawing on national registers, followed more than 400,000 adults with either type 1 or type 2 diabetes. The key takeaway…