{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["8"],"submitter":["Peters R"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background</h4>Nicotine may aid reaction time, learning and memory, but smoking increases cardiovascular risk. Cardiovascular risk factors have been linked to increased risk of dementia. A previous meta-analysis found that current smokers were at higher risk of subsequent dementia, Alzheimer's disease, vascular dementia and cognitive decline.<h4>Methods</h4>In order to update and examine this further a systematic review and meta-analysis was carried out using different search and inclusion criteria, database selection and more recent publications. Both reviews were restricted to those aged 65 and over.<h4>Results</h4>The review reported here found a significantly increased risk of Alzheimer's disease with current smoking and a likely but not significantly increased risk of vascular dem"],"journal":["BMC geriatrics"],"pagination":["36"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC2642819"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Smoking, dementia and cognitive decline in the elderly, a systematic review."],"pmcid":["PMC2642819"],"pubmed_authors":["Peters R","Warner J","Poulter R","Burch L","Beckett N","Bulpitt C"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Smoking, dementia and cognitive decline in the elderly, a systematic review.","description":"<h4>Background</h4>Nicotine may aid reaction time, learning and memory, but smoking increases cardiovascular risk. Cardiovascular risk factors have been linked to increased risk of dementia. A previous meta-analysis found that current smokers were at higher risk of subsequent dementia, Alzheimer's disease, vascular dementia and cognitive decline.<h4>Methods</h4>In order to update and examine this further a systematic review and meta-analysis was carried out using different search and inclusion criteria, database selection and more recent publications. Both reviews were restricted to those aged 65 and over.<h4>Results</h4>The review reported here found a significantly increased risk of Alzheimer's disease with current smoking and a likely but not significantly increased risk of vascular dem","dates":{"release":"2008-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2008 Dec","modification":"2025-04-22T06:45:13.352Z","creation":"2019-03-27T00:20:44Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC2642819","cross_references":{"pubmed":["19105840"],"doi":["10.1186/1471-2318-8-36"]}}