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Study reveals traffic-related air pollution affects brain function
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
According to a study from the University of California, Irvine, exposure to traffic-related air pollution causes memory loss, cognitive decline, and the activation of brain pathways linked to the onset of Alzheimer's disease.
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Study shows how air pollution affects movement disorders after stroke
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The precise mechanism through which air pollution influences the prognosis of ischemic stroke, or stroke caused by a decrease in blood supply to the brain, is unknown. A group of scientists recently conducted a study to determine whether increased inflammation in the brain, also known as neu
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Study: Traffic-related air pollution weakens brain function
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Memory loss, cognitive decline, and the activation of neural pathways linked to the start of Alzheimer's disease were shown to be caused by exposure to air pollution caused by traffic in Irvine, according to research from the University of California, Irvine.
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Electric buses to ply in Chhattisgarh's Raipur soon to combat air pollutio
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Initially, 10 electric buses will be procured and based on the feasibility decision to procure more buses will be taken.
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China's focus on Industrialisation proves fatal for its citizens
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Severe air pollution proves fatal for Chinese citizens China's focus on industrialisation helped it achieve rapid economic growth, but it has cost its citizen their lives, as numerous people are dying in the country due to air pollution, Just Earth news reported.
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Study reveals how air pollution degrades movement disorder after stroke
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The specific mechanism through which air pollution affects the prognosis of ischemic stroke, or stroke caused by diminished blood supply to the brain, is uncertain. A group of researchers recently undertook a study to see if increased inflammation in the brain, often known as neuroinflammati
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Study finds air pollution association with risk of dementia
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
An worldwide study commissioned by the journal Lancet three years ago revealed 12 modifiable risk factors for dementia, including three new ones: excessive alcohol consumption, brain damage, and air pollution.
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Air pollution may raise risk of dementia, complicated by genetics: Study
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Three years ago, international research commissioned by the journal Lancet identified 12 modifiable risk factors for dementia, including three new ones: excessive alcohol use, brain injury, and air pollution.
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Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal briefs 'Summer Action Plan' to curb air pollution
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Addressing a press conference in the national capital, Kejriwal said, "In 2016-22, pollution has decreased by thirty per cent. In coordination with 30 departments of the government, we've made a Summer Action Plan".
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Air pollution exposure linked to increased risk of irregular heartbeat: St
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Is air pollution bad for your heart? A comprehensive study of 322 Chinese cities published in CMAJ indicated that acute exposure to air pollution was linked to an increased risk of arrythmia - irregular heartbeat.
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Combined road noise, air pollution raises blood pressure: Research
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The University of the West of Scotland (UWS) researchers discovered a relationship between loud road traffic and air pollution and an increased incidence of hypertension, a major risk factor for heart attack and stroke.
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NGT seeks factual report on coal-fired furnaces operating in Punjab's Mand
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has constituted a joint Committee of the Central and State Pollution Control Bureau including the District Magistrate to get a factual status on a plea alleging unregulated violation of air quality norms by 220 coal-fired furnaces operating in Mandi Gobind G
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