Air pollution linked to learning and memory problems, depression
Tuesday, July 5, 2011 - 09:31
in Health & Medicine
Long-term exposure to air pollution can lead to physical changes in the brain, as well as learning and memory problems and even depression, new research in mice suggests. While other studies have shown the damaging effects of polluted air on the heart and lungs, this is one of the first long-term studies to show the negative impact on the brain.