Nicotine can protect the brain from Parkinson's disease, research suggests
Monday, August 1, 2011 - 11:32
in Health & Medicine
If you've ever wondered if nicotine offered society any benefit, a new study offers a surprising answer. Nicotine can protect the brain against Parkinson's disease, the research suggests, and the discovery of how nicotine does this may lead to entirely new types of treatments for the disease.