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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Experts say that nearly half of dementia cases are preventable—here's what you can do now to protect your brain in the future ...

Dementia is the deterioration of brain functioning beyond that of normal ageing. There are multiple types, the most common being Alzheimer’s disease. Factors such as smoking, being overweight, heavy ...

Research from the University of Pennsylvania shows a link between more severe dementia and Alzheimer's disease and high exposure to air pollution. Physicians are in short supply. They are costly. Is ...