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It is not pollution PM2.5 particles from vehicle emissions are small enough to penetrate the blood-brain barrier and have been shown to end up in brain tissue.
by Reason077 10y ago
It is not pollution
PM2.5 particles from vehicle emissions are small enough to penetrate the blood-brain barrier and have been shown to end up in brain tissue.
Even if it isn't a direct cause of dementia, air pollution contributes to cardiovascular diseases which are themselves risk factors for dementia.
- pasbesoin 10y agoI'll add my speculative observation to the mix: Pollution aggravates my allergies, and when I'm having an allergic reaction, I have poorer sleep. I suspect this result may be reflective of multiple factors that remain to be associated, qualified, and quantified with respect to this overall correlation.