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

incomingpain · 2025-06-25T16:21:07 1750868467

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.

asmodeuslucifer · 2025-06-25T16:17:53 1750868273

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.

gsf_emergency_2 · 2025-06-26T12:07:21 1750939641

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