Adrienne Johnson, PhD, assistant scientist at the University of Wisconsin Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention and a member of the Gleason Lab, was a guest on Dementia Matters, a podcast from the Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center. Dr. Johnson discussed her research on cigarette smoking and risk for dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. She touched on the following topics:
- A 2021 study in which she found a person’s risk for dementia and Alzheimer’s disease can be affected by how recently they’ve smoked
- Affects of smoking on different communities
- Resources to support current smokers as they quit
- Impact of smoking on the brain
- Her work to develop new interventions to motivate smokers to quit for good
Listen to the podcast below, or visit the episode page and read show notes for “Better now than never: Quit smoking to reduce your risk for Alzheimer’s disease.”