Nicotine 'may aid memory for in early dementia'

[xchrom]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-16467186

Nicotine patches may improve the memory of elderly people experiencing the earliest symptoms of dementia, researchers suspect.

The patches appear to give a cognitive boost to people with mild memory impairment.

The findings, published in the journal Neurology, come from a small study of 67 people over a period of six months.

Experts say the results are not conclusive, merely hinting of a benefit and do not mean people should smoke.

[Warpy]

1. It also makes their artieries clamp shut

which makes them more susceptible to heart attack and stroke.

I'd be very leery of using this study to prove anything.

[dixiegrrrrl]

2. But at least we will remember our names

as they cart us off to the ER...

c'mon, be optimistic.