How Pollution is Affecting Our Minds

We’ve all heard countless examples of how manmade pollution is ravaging the Earth’s environment, but what about how it’s affecting our brains? Many studies conducted over the course of the last decade are examining just that, and their findings are worrisome at the least.

Pollution’s Effect on the Brain

Scientists have long known about the effects of fine particulate-matter pollution from power plants and factories on respiration and the cardiovascular system, but more and more evidence is leading to the discovery that the damage goes farther than previously believed.

In one study, women aged 70 to 81 who were exposed to these …read more