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.

Toddlers whose moms were exposed to higher levels of air pollution during mid- to late-pregnancy tend to score lower on measures of cognition, motor coordination and language skills, ... Prenatal ...

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.

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 ...

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. Researchers at the University of Edinburgh found greater exposure at the very start 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 ...