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Air pollution exposure may increase risk of dementia

  • Written by Caleb Finch, University Professor, Leonard Davis School of Gerontology, University of Southern California
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Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive brain disease that eventually strips sufferers of their ability to remember, communicate and live independently. By 2050, it is projected to affect nearly 14 million Americans and their families, with an economic cost of one trillion dollars – more than the estimated combined total...

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