The rate of smoking cigarettes has steadily declined since the 1960s – when Congress required warnings on cigarette boxes. Research shows that people are more likely to try to quit smoking when they’re under 40. But a new study in the journal The Lancet Healthy Longevity shows that quitting later in life can still be beneficial – and could possibly lower your risk for dementia. For this and more news from the science journals, Short Wave hosts Regina G. Barber and Emily Kwong talk with All Things Considered host Mary Louise Kelly.Interested in knowing more about science behind the headlines? Email us your question at [email protected] to every episode of Short Wave sponsor-free and support our work at NPR by signing up for Short Wave+ at plus.npr.org/shortwave.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
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Hey, short wavers. Regina Barber here. And Emily Kwong. With our biweekly science news roundup, this time featuring, and this is what I always say because it's true, the legendary Mary Louise Kelly of all things considered. Welcome to the show again.
I am delighted to be here. I will try to live up to that billing. Okay. I hear we're going to be talking about why quitting smoking at any age is good for you.
That's right. You hear that, Dad? That's important. Did you hear that? Okay. And we're also going to talk about a new way to support the language development of preterm babies. Yes. plus an urban animal mystery.
Animal whodunit. Let's go.
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