Smoking

New study shows link between smoking and MS

October 18, 2021 | Southmedia

The impact smoking has on you

New research into the impact of smoking on multiple sclerosis (MS) has found that quitting smoking may cause a slowing of mobility deterioration to match the rate of progression in people who’ve never smoked.

Previous studies have shown that smoking can make MS worse. It’s associated with a faster accumulation of disability and could accelerate the transition from relapsing to secondary progressive MS. This study provides further data that smokers’ mobility deteriorates more quickly, compared with non-smokers. This is independent of anxiety and depression – two factors also thought to influence motor deterioration.

Find out more here: https://www.charitytoday.co.uk/research-finds-quitting-smoking-can-slow-progression-of-multiple-sclerosis/

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