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Damage Similar to Alzheimer’s Has Been Found in Young Brains Exposed to Air Pollution – ScienceAlert

Air pollution is impacting the health of our lungs, our hearts, and maybe even our brains.

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Air pollution is impacting the health of our lungs, our hearts, and maybe even our brains. 
New research suggests children and young adults growing up in Mexico City – an urban centre with a major air pollution problem – may already show growths, plaques and tangles associated with Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and motor neurone disease (MND).
Whether or not these markers of damage actually cause neurological disease later in life is still unclear. While tangles and plaques can accumulate in the br…

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