There is a whole slew of factors that can increase Alzheimer's risk and the disease's progression. A new study just found that the air you breathe (and how polluted it is) could actually contribute to ...

Living in areas with higher levels of fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5) is linked to more severe buildup of amyloid plaques and tau tangles in Alzheimer’s disease. The study used post-mortem ...

Evidence increasingly shows that chronic exposure to PM2.5, a neurotoxin, not only damages lungs and hearts but is also ...

Air pollution could worsen Alzheimer’s and dementia symptoms, according to a new study. Researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have found that air pollution ...

A new peer-reviewed article published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, by the Alzheimer's Research and Prevention Foundation, reveals compelling evidence that air pollution and climate stress ...

Air quality was tied to Alzheimer's disease pathology and cognitive function in an autopsy study. Alzheimer's neuropathology mediated most of air pollution's relationship with cognition. Air pollution ...

Researchers at Penn’s Perelman School of Medicine recently discovered that higher air pollution exposure correlates with more severe cases of Alzheimer’s disease and clinical dementia. Credit: Chenyao ...

Air Pollution Linked to Early Alzheimer's Risk, Even in Children TUCSON, Ariz., Nov. 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- A new peer-reviewed article published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, by the ...