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Air pollution can cause neurological damage – News-Medical.Net
Researchers looking at the brainstems of children and young adults exposed lifelong to air pollution in Mexico City have discovered disturbing evidence of harm.
Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Oct 7 2020
Researchers looking at the brainstems of children and young adults exposed lifelong to air pollution in Mexico City have discovered disturbing evidence of harm.
Previous studies have linked fine particulate air pollution exposure with Alzheimer’s disease, and researchers have also reported evidence of air pollution-derived nanoparticles in the frontal cortex of the brain.
But after examining the brainstems of 186 young Mexico City residents aged be…
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