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Exercise can build up your brain. Air pollution may negate those benefits.

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Source: New York Times People who worked out in even moderately polluted air did not show the kinds of brain improvements tied to a lower risk of dementia. The benefits of working outWork out in polluted air and you may miss out on some of the brain benefits of exercise, according to two, large-scale new …

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Study: higher PM2,5 and greenness associated with higher incidence of childhood ADHD

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Source: news-medical.net and sciencedirect.com A paper published in Environment International with data from 37,000 children from Vancouver found that Children living in areas with higher air pollution due to PM2.5 particles and very low levels of green space might have up to 62% increased risk of developing ADHD. On the contrary, children living in greener and less …

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