Air pollution is ‘likely’ to raise dementia risk, find UK government experts

Cognitive decline in older people more likely to be accelerated by exposure to emissions, finds review of 70 studies

Air pollution is likely to increase the risk of developing dementia, a government research group has said.

The Committee on the Medical Effects of Air Pollutants has published its findings after reviewing almost 70 studies which analysed how exposure to emissions affect the brain over time.