When it comes to smoking, scientists have generally focused on the health effects to the lungs and heart–though some studies have shown a correlation between smoking and poorer brain health. Now, research has shown that smoking can cause brain shrinkage–regardless of genetic disposition to smoking. The good news: when you stop smoking, the shrinkage does, too.
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