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IMMIGRANT OF THE DAY: RANJAN DUARA, MD - SCIENTIST

By Greg Siskind

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Indian-born physician Ranjan Duara's groundbreaking research made headlines around the world today and probably was greeted by groans from many. The Mount Sinai Medical Center researcher led a team that has discovered that people who are prone to Alzheimer's Disease can actually hasten the disease's onset if they smoke or drink too much. The New York Times reports that Dr. Duara has two explanations for what may be happening. First is the role of smoking in cardiovascular disease. The second is a link between smoking and oxidative stress, an increase in damaging free radicals in the body.

Full post as published by Greg Siskind's Blog on April 22, 2008 (boomark / email).

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