Smoking 'kills brain cells'

Monday, 13 May, 2002, 17:12 GMT 18:12 UK

BBC

Scientists said they have found the first direct biological evidence that smoking destroys brain cells and stops others being produced.

Anti-smoking groups said this provided an even greater incentive to stop smoking.

French researchers led by Pier-Vincenzo Piazza and Djoher Nora Abrous, at the National Institute for Health and Medical Research (INSERM) let three groups of rats give themselves low, medium or high amounts of nicotine.

A fourth group was allowed no nicotine at all.

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