Professor Barbara Sahakian: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Clinician
- Role
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge
- Quoted on
- Children's health, Maternity & neonatal
- Press citations held
- 2
- Most recently quoted
- 10 Sept 2026
“It is especially worrying that children and adolescents are using these nicotine pouches, as their brains are still in development. It is not known what the effects of these nicotine pouches are on the developing brain.”
What Professor Barbara Sahakian has said
“The brain regions where we saw these differences are ones that tend to be affected by Alzheimer's disease. Menopause could make these women vulnerable further down the line.”
Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge · Maternity & neonatal · 10 Sept 2026 · Menopause linked to reduced grey matter in the brain, finds large UK study ↗
Where Professor Barbara Sahakian has been quoted
- Experts concerned over health effects of high-dose nicotine pouches as sales soar in UKtheguardian.com · 10 Sept 2026
- Menopause linked to reduced grey matter in the brain, finds large UK studypulsetoday.co.uk · 10 Sept 2026
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