Air Pollution Is Linked To, Increased Risk of Dementia, , New Study Finds.
Air Pollution Is Linked To, Increased Risk of Dementia, , New Study Finds.
The study was conducted by researchers at the University of Michigan and published in JAMA Internal Medicine on Aug.
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The robust study linked a significant increase in dementia risk to air pollution, including air pollution caused by wildfires and agriculture.
At first, when agriculture and wildfires were the two that popped out, [we] were [...] surprised, Dr. Sara Dubowsky Adar, Study Co-Author, via CNN.
In hindsight, it really makes a lot of sense, mostly because of the fact that we’re looking at impacts on the brain, Dr. Sara Dubowsky Adar, Study Co-Author, via CNN.
... and agriculture we know is using a lot of pesticide, Dr. Sara Dubowsky Adar, Study Co-Author, via CNN.
Experts say that the results make sense, as the body doesn't differentiate between pollutants.
Just like cigarettes, there’s no such thing as good inhaled particles, Dr. Caleb Finch, University of Southern California, via CNN.
Almost everything that air pollution does, cigarette smoke also does, Dr. Caleb Finch, University of Southern California, via CNN.
Other experts say more research is needed to confirm the actual causes of increased risk of dementia.
Is that causing the cardiovascular failure that leads to the less oxygen supply to the brain, and then that caused the accelerating dementia, Dr. Masashi Kitazawa, University of California, Irvine, via CNN.
... or the PM is getting into the brain and causing some neurotoxic reaction?
We still don’t know yet, Dr. Masashi Kitazawa, University of California, Irvine, via CNN.
The authors of the study expressed hope that the results will influence climate policy for governments and individuals.
This is also one more reason that might motivate people to act on climate change and think about ways in which we can slow the progression of climate change, Dr. Sara Dubowsky Adar, Study Co-Author, via CNN.
We see so many tragic examples with what’s happening right now, Dr. Sara Dubowsky Adar, Study Co-Author, via CNN
