Not just bad for your lungs; air pollution damages your brain, McMaster University researchers say
2026-05-29 from cbc.ca
Avoiding exposure to air pollution doesn't just protect your lungs. It also protects your brain, a McMaster University professor says.
Russell de Souza says his team found higher long-term exposure to two common air pollutants was associated with "small differences in brain health that we could measure."
De Souza, a professor in the Hamilton university's Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, is coauthor of a study published May 13 in the journal Stroke.
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