Air pollution may contribute to white matter loss in the brain

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2015-06/w-apm061515.php

Public Release: 15-Jun-2015
Wiley

In a new study, older women who lived in places with higher air pollution had significantly reduced white matter in the brain. For the study, a research team took brain MRIs of 1403 women who were 71 to 89 years old and used residential histories and air monitoring data to estimate their exposure to air pollution in the previous 6 to 7 years.

The findings suggest that ambient particulate air pollutants may have a deleterious effect on brain aging.

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