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HEALTH
Nicotine could protect brain from aging, disease
BRYAN, TX (KTRK) --
While smoking tobacco is known to be bad for your health, new research suggests nicotine may protect your brain from aging.
Texas A&M researchers say a new study even suggests when nicotine is given independently from tobacco, it could protect people from Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease.
Dr. Ursula Winzer-Serhan, associate professor at Texas A&M College of Medicine, says she and other collaborators found nicotine's ability to suppress the appetite may have something to do with its possible protective effects.