London, Feb 3 (IANS) Parents, take note. If your child is exposed to air pollution, they may have a decline in thinking skills in later life, a study suggests.

A greater exposure to air pollution at the very start of life was associated with a detrimental effect on people's cognitive skills up to 60 years later, the research found.

If you’re born in a polluted country like India, you’re likely to suffer more cognitive decline later in life compared to your peers in less polluted countries. TheHealthSite.com ...

Life Course Air Pollution Exposure and Cognitive Decline: Modelled Historical Air Pollution Data and the Lothian Birth Cohort 1936. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease , 2021; 1 DOI: 10.3233/JAD-200910 ...

Air pollution reduces the average life span globally by 2.3 years, making it the "greatest external threat to human life expectancy," according to the annual Air Quality Life Index report ...

Exposure to air pollution at an early age has a debilitating impact on cognitive skills 60 years later, according to the study carried out by the researchers at the University of Edinburgh.

Exposure to air pollution in childhood is linked to a decline in thinking skills in later life, a study suggests. Sunday, 10 November 2024. Newsletters; ePaper; ...

A large study in China suggests a link between air pollution and negative effects on people’s language and math skills. The link between pollution and respiratory diseases is well known, ... clouds of ...

They say until now it has not been possible to explore the impact of early exposure to air pollution on thinking skills in later life because of a lack of data on air pollution levels before the ...

Exposure to air pollution in childhood is linked to a decline in thinking skills in later life, a study suggests. Researchers at the University of Edinburgh found greater exposure at the very ...