Smokers are less likely to develop Parkinson's. Why? (2024)

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This is super odd. This morning I was testing out deep-research on local llm and 1 of my test questions was about nicotine.

It found this source: https://today.duke.edu/2001/08/mm_medicaluses.html

2001 study finding benefits for parkinsons and alzheimers.

Obvioisly they are suggesting patches or whatever, not smoking.

New research in lab models indicates that low doses of carbon monoxide — comparable to that experienced by smokers — protected against neurodegeneration and prevented the accumulation of a key Parkinson’s-associated protein in the brain.

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.jmedchem.4c00823

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