Long-term exposure accelerates the development of Lewy body dementia and Parkinson’s disease with dementia in people who are predisposed to the conditions.

    • pdqcp@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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      1 year ago

      You can take a look at this meta analysis if you still have your doubts:

      https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5196(25)00118-4/fulltext

      Long-term air pollution exposure and incident dementia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

      TLDR: This analysis adds to the body of evidence that outdoor air pollutants are risk factors for dementia, indicating that reduced exposure to pollution could reduce dementia rates and stricter air quality standards would likely provide substantial health, social, and economic benefits.

    • br3dEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Causation. Pollution causes inflammation, plus particulate matter in the cells