Disease or Syndrome: Brain atrophy

Medical news and research articles

Study shows smoking likely leads to brain shrinkage

Smoking likely shrinks the brain, according to a study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The good news is that quitting smoking can prevent further loss of brain tissue—but still, ...

Social isolation linked to lower brain volume

Older people who have little social contact with others may be more likely to have loss of overall brain volume, and in areas of the brain affected by dementia, than people with more frequent social contact, according to ...

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