The Invisible Enemy of the Brain: the Massive Study in 42 Countries that Confirms How the Air You Breathe Increases the Risk of Parkinson’s Disease

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Air pollution not only affects the lungs. Smaller particles emitted by vehicles, industries, and fires can enter the body, circulate through the blood, and reach the brain, where they can cause inflammation and oxidative stress.

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Air pollution does not only attack the lungs. Breathed for years, it would gain the brain and increase the risk of Parkinson's. A vast British analysis has just established this worrying link. Air pollution would also weigh on the brain The respiratory damage of fine particles has long been known. Yet, their action on the nervous system remained poorly identified. According to a meta-analysis published in Environment International by a Cambridge…