Investigators from the Barcelonaβeta Brain Research Center (BBRC), the research arm of the Pasqual Maragall Foundation, in collaboration with ISGlobal, have found an association between exposure to air pollution and higher levels of biomarkers of Alzheimer’s disease, particularly in individuals with elevated beta-amyloid deposition in the brain. The results of the study, which was supported by the “la Caixa” Foundation, have been published in Environment International.
“In line with those of other recent studies, our findings indicate that the tiny suspended particles and gases in air pollution, produced primarily by road traffic, may be an environmental risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease,” highlights Dr. Marta Crous Bou, one of the authors of the study and a scientific collaborator with the BBRC. She goes on to saythat the study “provides evidence that air pollution may have a…
