🔴 🧠 The hidden role of air pollution in cognitive decline
"PM2.5 are fine airborne particles small enough to enter the lungs and even the bloodstream, posing significant health risks. Long-term exposure has been linked to neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, resulting in air pollution being listed as one of the modifiable risk factors in the recent report of the Lancet commision on dementia prevention, intervention and care. However, the mechanisms through which PM2.5 affects cognitive function remain poorly understood."
🔗 https://www.uni.lu/lcsb-en/news/hidden-role-of-air-pollution-in-cognitive-decline/