Improvements in air quality are associated with slower cognitive decline in women, according to a new study led by Diana Younan, of the University of Southern California publishing February 3rd in the journal PLOS Medicine.
Some studies have shown that late-in-life exposure to outdoor air pollution is a risk factor for dementia. However, it was not known whether improving air quality could stave off dementia by slowing the cognitive decline associated with aging. Younan and her colleagues investigated this question using a cohort of…
