How dementia could be linked to air pollution in early life
by Gary Fuller from Science | The Guardian on (#6TSQD)
Scottish researchers find childhood pollution a likely factor, but association with mid-life air quality less clear
Researchers in Scotland have found patterns in health data that suggest that air pollution breathed by children may affect their chances of getting dementia in later life.
The first clue that air pollution may affect brain health was discovered about 20 years ago, when researchers found brain changes in pet dogs in chronically polluted Mexico City.
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