Traffic-related air pollution affects brain function

According to a study from the University of California, Irvine, exposure to traffic-related air pollution leads to activation of brain pathways linked to memory loss, cognitive decline and early onset of Alzheimer’s disease.

Masashi Kitazawa, PhD, associate professor of environmental and occupational health in the UCI Program in Public Health, is the study’s corresponding and senior author.

“The link between air pollution and Alzheimer’s disease is worrying, because exposure to toxins in ambient air is not only increasing globally, but also hitting close to home here in Irvine,” he said.

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