We invited Professor Anna Hansell to share her thoughts on the important questions surrounding the relationship between air pollution levels and disease outcomes of the coronavirus, COVID-19. Anna is a Professor in Environmental Epidemiology and is the Director Centre for Environmental Health and Sustainability at the University of Leicester. Hello Anna, could you please describe … Continued
This week also brought a new study published in European Society of Cardiology which looked at long term effects of exposure to air pollution on cardiovascular and respiratory diseases. The study is one of a large group of Global Burden of Disease (GBD) studies which look at major health risks across the globe. This study focuses … Continued
Proof that air pollution can age the brain New research published in the Journal of Neurology in November 2019 has found a connection between exposure to air pollution and increased the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. The new study, titled ‘Particulate matter and episodic memory decline mediated by early neuroanatomic biomarkers of Alzheimer’s disease’ enrolled … Continued
