Auscandoc<p>Air pollution and <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/braindamage" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>braindamage</span></a>: what the science says <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-00053-y" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nature.com/articles/d41586-025</span><span class="invisible">-00053-y</span></a> “Study after study has shown that higher levels of <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/airpollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>airpollution</span></a> are correlated with increased risks of <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/dementia" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>dementia</span></a>, as well as higher rates of <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/depression" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>depression</span></a>, <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/anxiety" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>anxiety</span></a> and <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/psychosis" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>psychosis</span></a>. Researchers have also found links to neurodevelopmental conditions, such as <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/autism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>autism</span></a>, and <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/cognitivedeficits" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>cognitivedeficits</span></a> in children”</p>