There has been greater emphasis on the issue between pollution and its effect on the brain with studies covering links regarding lower IQ levels, shorter attention spans and aging of the brain. A recent analysis conducted at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, has suggested that pollution can have affects on the brain’s white matter count. The study, which was published in the “Annals of Neurology”, consisted of 1,403 women aged 71 to 89. Their exposure to air pollution in the previous 6 to 7 years was tested with air monitoring data, which found that women living in highly polluted areas had much less white matter in their brain.
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Univadis [Online] Available at: http://www.univadis.co.uk/medical-news/53/Air-pollution-could-lead-to-loss-of-white-matter-in-the-brain?u=g7Nnk16ewgseZG+4W1juJf3WJnKOvJRYPVKIwTKQ6aF/ksnnjS8/UlEbZgV/lV48&ll=eng-GB&utm_source=newsletter%20email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=medical%20updates%20-%20daily&utm_content=231986&utm_term=automated_daily (Accessed 7th September, 2015)
Life + Health [Online] Available at: http://lifeandhealth.org/lifestyle/a-breath-of-fresh-air/12448.html (Accessed on 26th of September, 2015)
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