In a study of nearly 28 million older Americans, long-term exposure to fine particle air pollution raised the risk of Alzheimer’s disease. That link held even after researchers accounted for ...

20 hours ago · Long-term air pollution exposure may raise Alzheimer’s risk mainly through direct effects on the brain, a study of US Medicare records suggests. The research followed more than 27.8m US …

1 day ago · February 17, 2026 expert reaction to US study on air pollution as a direct risk factor for Alzheimer’s Disease A US study published in PLOS Medicine looks at air pollution as a risk factor for …

14 hours ago · Air pollution emerges as a direct risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease: Study Fine particle air pollution, known as PM2.5, consists of tiny particles in the air that come from car exhaust, power …

Air Pollution Emerges As a Direct Risk Factor For Alzheimer's Disease: Longtime Slashdot reader walterbyrd shares a report from ABC News: In a study of nearly 28 million older Americans, long-term ...

Sep 10, 2025 · When the National Ambient Air Quality Standards were established in 1970, air pollution was regarded primarily as a threat to respiratory health. In 1993, NIEHS researchers published the …

Air pollution now accounts for almost 20% of global TBL cancer mortality. Overall deaths linked to air pollution decreased from 1990–2019, but deaths associated directly with ambient...