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This map shows where high fine particulate pollution is in Puget Sound

·August 4, 2021·6 min read

Fine Particulate Air Pollution Associated With Higher Risk of Dementia

A small increase in fine particular air pollution over a decade within certain areas of Seattle was associated with significantly increased dementia risks for those living in the areas.

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·July 26, 2021·6 min read

Improving Air Quality Reduces Dementia Risk

Previous studies have linked air pollution to an increased risk of Alzheimer's disease and a number of other disorders. Researchers report reducing air pollution significantly decreases dementia risk and slows cognitive decline in older women.

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·July 13, 2021·5 min read

Air Pollution Exposure Linked to Poor Academics in Childhood

Early-life exposure to high levels of air pollution was associated with poor inhibitory control during later childhood and poorer academic performance during adolescence.

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·May 17, 2021·6 min read

Air Quality Linked to Increased Risk of Alzheimer’s

Study reveals an association between traffic-related air pollution and an increased risk of age-related Alzheimer's disease.

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·April 28, 2021·7 min read

Childhood Air Pollution Exposure Linked to Poor Mental Health at Age 18

The more exposure a child has to nitrogen oxide, the higher the risk of them developing mental health disorders at age eighteen.

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·February 2, 2021·4 min read

Air Pollution Poses Risk to Thinking Skills in Later Life

Exposure to air pollution during childhood has a detrimental effect on cognition sixty years later.

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·October 6, 2020·6 min read

Evidence of Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s & MND in Brains of Young People Exposed to Dirty Air

An examination of brainstems from children and young adults constantly exposed to air pollution reveals markers of Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and motor neuron disease. Findings suggest air pollution poses risks of serious neurological damage from an early age.

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·August 6, 2020·7 min read

How Pollution Affects the Brain

Two new studies from USC reveal the implications of air pollution on brain development and neurological health in children and older women.

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·July 16, 2020·4 min read

Eating Fish May Protect Brain From Effects of Air Pollution

Eating a diet rich in omega-3 fatty acids appears to have a positive effect on brain health in older women who live in areas with high levels of air pollution. Women with lower levels of omega-3 fatty acids in their blood had more brain shrinkage, specifically in the hippocampus than women with higher levels of omega-3.

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·May 23, 2020·2 min read

Multiple sclerosis risk 29% higher for people living in urban areas

Higher levels of air pollution associated with urban living could put people at a 29% increased risk of multiple sclerosis.

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·May 20, 2020·4 min read

Link between diesel exhaust and risk of Parkinson’s discovered

Researchers have uncovered the process by which air pollution can damage brain cells, leading to an increased risk of Parkinson's disease. Chemicals found in diesel fuel reduced autophagic flux, which is a major pathway implicated in neurodegeneration.

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·April 26, 2020·4 min read

Continued CO2 emissions will impair cognition

Indoor levels of carbon dioxide may reach levels harmful to cognition by the end of this century. Researchers say the best way to reduce this hidden consequence of climate change is to reduce fossil fuel emissions.

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air pollution

Fine Particulate Air Pollution Associated With Higher Risk of Dementia

Improving Air Quality Reduces Dementia Risk

Air Pollution Exposure Linked to Poor Academics in Childhood

Air Quality Linked to Increased Risk of Alzheimer’s

Childhood Air Pollution Exposure Linked to Poor Mental Health at Age 18

Air Pollution Poses Risk to Thinking Skills in Later Life

Evidence of Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s & MND in Brains of Young People Exposed to Dirty Air

How Pollution Affects the Brain

Eating Fish May Protect Brain From Effects of Air Pollution

Multiple sclerosis risk 29% higher for people living in urban areas

Link between diesel exhaust and risk of Parkinson’s discovered

Continued CO2 emissions will impair cognition

How Severe Illness During Pregnancy Alters Fetal Brain Development

Aging Brains Maintain Robust Language Networks Despite Cognitive Decline

Youth Protein TIMP2 Restores Immune Function in the Aging Brain

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