Exposure to air pollution is making Alzheimer’s disease patients’ cognitive decline even worse, Pennsylvania researchers warned Monday, following a study. Living in areas with high levels of pollution ...

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 ...

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 ...

THURSDAY, Sept. 11, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Air pollution might speed up the devastating effects of Alzheimer’s disease on the brain, a new study says. Alzheimer’s patients exposed to higher levels of ...

Scientists have discovered that even short-term exposure to polluted air can speed up Alzheimer’s, worsening toxic protein buildup in the brain and accelerating memory loss. The research connects fine ...

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 ...

Exposure to high concentrations of air pollution may worsen Alzheimer's disease (AD) by accelerating the buildup of toxic proteins in the brain and speeding up cognitive decline. For the first time, ...

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 ...

Higher exposure to artificial light at night was associated with increased stress activity in the brain, inflammation in the arteries, and a greater risk of heart disease, according to a preliminary ...

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 ...