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Areca catechu

Exposure

2 papers study it1 finding

C, W, M, H: cells, worms or flies, mice, humans. Dark: independent labs found the same change there. Light: one lab or one study. Outline: nothing yet.

  • 1 lab in 3 countries
  • Funders: Medical Research Council and 2 more
  • Humans2

Associations

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Cognitive function

downin humans1

1 study

  1. Areca catechu is associated with cognitive function in humans (relative score ratio 0.94 (95% CI 0.89, 1.00), p = 0.056).

    “The consumption of betel was associated with lower BAMSE among women (0.94 (0.89, 1.00), p = 0.056)”

    Humansfemalesn = 216

    Cognitive function and associations with demographic, socioeconomic, health and behavioural factors among older adult men and women in rural Bangladesh: a population-based cross-sectional study

    The Lancet regional health. Southeast AsiaApr 7, 2025

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