FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·May 23, 2020Multiple sclerosis risk 29% higher for people living in urban areasHigher levels of air pollution associated with urban living could put people at a 29% increased risk of multiple sclerosis. Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·May 20, 2020Link between diesel exhaust and risk of Parkinson’s discoveredResearchers 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. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 26, 2020Continued CO2 emissions will impair cognitionIndoor 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. Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·April 8, 2020Even low levels of air pollution impacts gene expressionExposure to low levels of air pollution over a decade led to changes in gene expression associated with morbidity and mortality in the longer term. Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 30, 2020Air pollution linked to dementia and cardiovascular diseaseLong-term air pollution exposure was associated with a higher risk of dementia. Ischemic heart disease and heart failure appeared to enhance the link between air pollution and dementia. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 25, 2020High air pollution exposure in 1-year-olds’ linked to structural brain changes at age 12Early-life exposure to high levels of traffic-related air pollution alters the structure of the brain at age 12. Children exposed to air pollution had reduced cortical thickness and gray matter volume compared to children who were not exposed to high levels of pollution. Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·January 18, 2020Mix of stress and air pollution may lead to cognitive difficulties in childrenChildren who experience elevated prenatal exposure to air pollution and exposure to early life stress have an increased risk of developing both attention problems and cognitive difficulties. Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·December 19, 2019Is there a link between lifetime lead exposure and dementia?A new hypothesis suggests declining rates of dementia could be a result of generational differences in lifetime exposure to lead. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·December 18, 2019Depression and suicide risk linked to air pollutionLong-term exposure to air pollution has been linked to a higher risk of depression. Additionally, suicide risk is measurably higher on days when PM10 levels have been high for over three days following less polluted periods. Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·November 21, 2019Exposure to PM 2.5 pollution linked to brain atrophy and memory declineOlder women exposed to higher levels of air pollution were more likely to experience greater memory decline and Alzheimer's-like brain atrophy compared with those exposed to cleaner air. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·August 20, 2019Is pollution linked to psychiatric disorders?Poor air quality has been linked to higher rates of bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder. Exposure to air pollution during the first ten years of like is also associated with a more than two-fold increased risk of schizophrenia and personality disorders. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 22, 2019Offspring of pregnant women exposed to high level of pollutants may have lower IQsMaternal exposure to higher levels of air pollution is associated with lower IQ scores in their children. For those whose mothers were in the highest 10% of exposure had IQ score that were, on average, 2.5 points lower than those whose mothers were in the lowest 10%. However, higher maternal folate levels appear to neurtralize the effect of high pollution exposure on offspring. Read More
