Smoking May Hasten Mental Decline in Men
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Intermittent smokers show the same cognitive decline as persistent smokers, study suggests
A new study published today on the website of the Archives of General Psychiatry has found that smoking appears to accelerate the pace of age-related cognitive decline in middle-aged men.