Elizabeth Highton is joined by Prof. Adriano Chio to talk about his study:
Influence of cigarette smoking on ALS outcome: a population-based study.

His large population-based cohort study of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), commonly known as motor neurone disease, demonstrated that smoking is linked to their shorter survival and smokers also tended to be younger when the symptoms first appeared.

Read the full article here: http://jnnp.bmj.com/content/early/2016/08/19/jnnp-2016-313793.full.
<p>The press release is available here: http://jnnp.bmj.com/content/suppl/2016/09/20/jnnp-2016-313793.DC1/jnnp-2016-313793supp_Pressrelease.pdf.</p>

Elizabeth Highton is joined by Prof. Adriano Chio to talk about his study: Influence of cigarette smoking on ALS outcome: a population-based study. His large population-based cohort study of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), commonly known as motor neurone disease, demonstrated that smoking is linked to their shorter survival and smokers also tended to be younger when the symptoms first appeared. Read the full article here: http://jnnp.bmj.com/content/early/2016/08/19/jnnp-2016-313793.full. The press release is available here: http://jnnp.bmj.com/content/suppl/2016/09/20/jnnp-2016-313793.DC1/jnnp-2016-313793supp_Pressrelease.pdf.

Smoking: a negative prognostic for survival in motor neurone disease patients

The Journal of Neurology, Neuroscience and Psychiatry (JNNP) Podcast is proud to reflect JNNP’s ambition to publish the most ground-breaking and cutting-edge research from around the world - jnnp.bmj.com. 
Encompassing the entire genre of neurological sciences, our focus is on the common disorders (stroke, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, epilepsy, peripheral neuropathy, subarachnoid haemorrhage and neuropsychiatry), but with a keen interest in the Gordian knots that present themselves in the field, such as ALS.

Join Dr. Saima Chaudhry as she hosts in-depth interviews with authors, providing a deeper understanding of their work and shedding new light on their findings. Stay informed with expert discussions and cutting-edge information by subscribing or listening on your favourite podcast platform.

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The Journal of Neurology, Neuroscience and Psychiatry (JNNP) Podcast is proud to reflect JNNP’s ambition to publish the most ground-breaking and cutting-edge research from around the world - jnnp.bmj.com. Encompassing the entire genre of neurological sciences, our focus is on the common disorders (stroke, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, epilepsy, peripheral neuropathy, subarachnoid haemorrhage and neuropsychiatry), but with a keen interest in the Gordian knots that present themselves in the field, such as ALS. Join Dr. Saima Chaudhry as she hosts in-depth interviews with authors, providing a deeper understanding of their work and shedding new light on their findings. Stay informed with expert discussions and cutting-edge information by subscribing or listening on your favourite podcast platform.

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