The Nofumadores.org association has warned that smoking causes a significant loss of brain volume, a phenomenon that is also directly related to cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's. "It's no longer just about the lungs or heart: tobacco also attacks the brain's vascular system, reducing its volume and increasing the risk of Alzheimer's and other dementias. The institutional silence in the face of this relationship is unacceptable," said the president of Nofumadores.org, Raquel Fernández. The association is based on a study led by Washington University in St. Louis (USA) that confirms that smoking causes a loss of brain volume. "This effect is dose-dependent: the more cigarettes, the greater... [Read more]