Coverage dated April 4, 2023 to April 6, 2023

Health Highlights: April 7, 2023​

Headline from Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, on the newest of 2 developments

Dirty air could raise your odds for dementia. A review of prior research found consistent evidence of a link between fine particle pollution and neurological decline.

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Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Air pollution may increase risk for dementia

    Headline from MedicalXpress ·

  2. Newest

    Health Highlights: April 7, 2023​

    Headline from Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier ·

Reports & sources

21 articles, oldest first.

  1. Washington Post

    Air pollution may raise risk of dementia, analysis says (opens Washington Post)

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    Washington Post's feed description

    Researchers examined 16 studies and found consistent evidence of a connection between toxic air pollutants known as PM 2.5 and dementia.

  2. The Guardian

    Experts call for stricter air pollution targets to tackle dementia risk (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Research links pollution to increased risk of dementia, even at levels below UK, US and EU air quality standards

  3. MedicalXpress

    Air pollution may increase risk for dementia (opens MedicalXpress)

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    MedicalXpress's feed description

    Exposure to fine particulate air pollutants (PM2.5) may increase the risk of developing dementia, according to a new meta-analysis from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

  4. Bloomberg

    Air Pollution Linked to Increased Dementia Risk, Harvard Researchers Find (opens Bloomberg)

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    Bloomberg's feed description

    Breathing polluted air was linked to an increased risk for dementia, underscoring the potential for stricter air quality measures to prevent conditions like Alzheimer’s disease that afflict millions of Americans.

  5. Grist

    Study: Even a small increase in pollution raises risk for dementia (opens Grist)

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    Grist's feed description

    Research from Harvard suggests that governments need to revamp air quality rules.

  6. Fortune

    The higher the level of air pollution, the greater you're at risk of dementia, Harvard researchers find (opens Fortune)

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    Fortune's feed description

    Chronic exposure to air containing high levels of fine particles was consistently associated with dementia, the study found.

  7. The Hill

    Microscopic air pollutants may raise dementia risk: analysis (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    Story at a glance New research details the association between air pollution and dementia risk. Even levels of fine particulate matter below the Environmental Protection Agency’s air pollutio…

  8. The Week

  9. Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier

    Health Highlights: April 7, 2023​ (opens Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)

    Published

    Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier's feed description

    Dirty air could raise your odds for dementia. A review of prior research found consistent evidence of a link between fine particle pollution and neurological decline.

  10. The Buffalo News

    Dirty Air Could Raise Your Odds for Dementia (opens The Buffalo News)

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    The Buffalo News's feed description

    FRIDAY, April 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Exposure to air pollution may increase the risk of developing dementia, according to a review of prior research.

  11. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    Air Pollution Tied to Risk for Dementia (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    St. Louis Post-Dispatch's feed description

    THURSDAY, April 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Air pollution may be a risk factor for dementia, according to the results of a meta-analysis published online April 5 in The BMJ.

  12. UPI

    Air pollution may increase risk of dementia (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    Exposure to air pollution may increase the risk of developing dementia, according to a review of prior research.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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