Mary Wilson
Well-known member
14 January 2025
Epidemiological studies have linked dirty air to dementia and other brain disorders. Now researchers are trying to determine how pollutants do their damage, and how much harm they cause.
By Liam Drew
... The WHO estimates that 99% of the world’s population is exposed to pollution above recommended levels, with many cities in low- and middle-income countries having particularly bad air quality. But it’s not just megacities, such as Mexico City and Delhi, where people face risks. “Even low-level exposure that people think is safe enough for public health is doing something at the brain level,” says Megan Herting, a neuroscientist at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. ...
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-00053-y
Epidemiological studies have linked dirty air to dementia and other brain disorders. Now researchers are trying to determine how pollutants do their damage, and how much harm they cause.
By Liam Drew
... The WHO estimates that 99% of the world’s population is exposed to pollution above recommended levels, with many cities in low- and middle-income countries having particularly bad air quality. But it’s not just megacities, such as Mexico City and Delhi, where people face risks. “Even low-level exposure that people think is safe enough for public health is doing something at the brain level,” says Megan Herting, a neuroscientist at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. ...
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-00053-y