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Air pollution risk: beyond breathing problems

This content was published on May 19, 2015 Scientists already know that air pollution can harm lungs, and that breathing problems, in turn, can cause cognitive deficits. But if people exposed to air pollution develop cognitive deficits, is this a direct result of impaired breathing? Or could pollutants harm the nervous system in some other way? In a study of over 800 older…