Parkinson's Risk and Carbon Monoxide: What a New Study Found
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Parkinson's Risk and Carbon Monoxide: What a New Study Found
(MedPage Today) -- Non-smokers with higher exhaled carbon monoxide (CO) levels had a lower risk of Parkinson's disease, a prospective study of more than 500,000 people in China showed. Among people who never smoked, exhaled CO levels of 3 ppm...
Women cross avenue in Beijing, China, on a day of heavy pollution. Research with more than 500,000 Chinese adults found association between higher levels of exhaled carbon monoxide and lower risk of Parkinson's disease. AP Photo/Andy Wong People who never smoked, but had higher levels of carbon monoxide in the exhaled air, had a lower risk of developing Parkinson's disease over about 12 years, shows a research with more than 500,000 adults in Ch…
Why do smokers have a lower risk of Parkinson's disease? - Expert Reaction - Science Media Centre
Exposure to carbon monoxide could help explain the known link between cigarette smoking and lower risk of Parkinson's disease, shows a new study. The study of over 500,000 Chinese adults found that those with more carbon monoxide in their breath were less likely to develop Parkinson's disease over
Neurology mariasanchezmonge Tobacco There is an uncomfortable truth about tobacco that tends to hide so as not to give rise to misunderstandings about its effects: the existence of studies that suggest that smokers have a lower risk of Parkinson's disease. When speaking about this issue, especially in information directed to the population, it is always added to the line that the balance continues to lean to the negative side: cardiovascular dis…
A study conducted in China for 12 years gives new clues to understand why smokers have a lower risk of developing Parkinson’s disease and points to the antioxidant role of certain components of carbon monoxide exhaled as a protective factor, not to the fact of smoking itself or to nicotine present in cigarettes. Read
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