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Study suggests that air pollution promotes inflammation in the brain, accelerating consequences for dementia

Posted on May 20, 2024 by Respro® UK Ltd
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Wildfires and farming activities may be top sources of air pollution linked to increased risk, cases of dementia

Posted on August 15, 2023 by Respro® UK Ltd

Wildfires and farming may pose threats to cognitive health, according to new research from the University of Michigan. Increasingly, evidence shows exposure to air pollution makes the brain susceptible to dementia. And now the findings of Boya Zhang and Sara Adar, … Continue reading →

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Air pollution increases dementia risk, says leading expert

Posted on September 16, 2022 by Respro® UK Ltd

Air pollution has emerged as a small but important risk factor for dementia and cognitive decline, experts say – and Australia probably has a false sense of security about how clean our air is. One of Australia’s leading dementia epidemiologists … Continue reading →

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Air pollution likely to be causing dementia, say UK science advisers

Posted on July 25, 2022 by Respro® UK Ltd

Air pollution likely to be causing dementia, say UK science advisersWe know that air pollution is bad for our lungs and heart, but now advisers to the UK government say it can also be linked to dementia and cognitive decline … Continue reading →

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Clean air matters for a healthy brain: Research on air pollution and cognitive decline indicate cleaner air may reduce risk for Alzheimer’s and other dementias

Posted on October 8, 2021 by Respro® UK Ltd

Two USC researchers whose work linked air pollution to a greater risk of Alzheimer’s disease and faster cognitive decline are seeing signs that cleaner air can make a difference in brain health. Cars and factories produce a fine particulate known … Continue reading →

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Fine particulate air pollution associated with higher risk of dementia

Posted on August 4, 2021 by Respro® UK Ltd

Using data from two large, long-running study projects in the Puget Sound region—one that began in the late 1970s measuring air pollution and another on risk factors for dementia that began in 1994—University of Washington researchers identified a link between … Continue reading →

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Establishing a link between air pollution and dementia

Posted on June 8, 2021 by Respro® UK Ltd

More people around the world are falling ill and dying from dementia than they used to. Between 2000 and 2019, the rate of dementia increased by 86%, while deaths from the cognitive disorder more than doubled. Longer life spans and … Continue reading →

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Air pollution may contribute to Alzheimer’s and dementia risk – here’s what we’re learning from brain scans

Posted on January 6, 2021 by Respro® UK Ltd

Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia. It slowly destroys memory, thinking and behaviors, and eventually the ability to carry out daily tasks. As scientists search for a cure, we have been learning more about the genetic and … Continue reading →

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