Air Pollution & Your Memory

Robert Preidt, a HealthDay Reporter, recently submitted information on air pollution and our memory. Can it really take a toll on the memory?

Alzheimer’s-like brain changes and speed memory decline in older adults may be triggered by air pollution. They have some previous research that implies exposure to fine particle air pollution can increase the risk of Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia. It was not clear how the brain and memory can be affected by this type of pollution.

In a statistical model the first study shows that air pollution was associated with various changes in our …read more