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Air pollution increases likelihood of dementia in older women (KPCC)

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KPCC-FM featured research by Jiu-Chiuan Chen of Keck Medicine of USC, Constantinos Sioutas and Arian Saffari of the USC Viterbi School, and Caleb Finch and Todd Morgan of the USC Leonard Davis School on the possible link between pollution and smog inhalation and the incidence of dementia. According to the study, smog could account for almost 21 percent of the world’s dementia cases if the findings hold true for the general population, not just older women. “We now know that the major Alzheimer’s risk gene APOE-e4 has an environmental component,” said Finch.

Alzheimer’s Disease Causes: Air Pollution Possibly Linked To Dementia (International Business Times)

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International Business Times featured research by Jiu-Chiuan Chen of Keck Medicine of USC, Constantinos Sioutas and Arian Saffari of the USC Viterbi School, and Caleb Finch and Todd Morgan of the USC Leonard Davis School on the possible link between pollution and smog inhalation and the incidence of dementia. According to the study, smog could account for almost 21 percent of the world’s dementia cases if the findings hold true for the general population, not just older women. “We now know that the major Alzheimer’s risk gene APOE-e4 has an environmental component,” said Finch. 

Study suggests air pollution increases risk for Alzheimer’s disease (UPI)

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United Press International featured research by Jiu-Chiuan Chen of Keck Medicine of USC, Constantinos Sioutas and Arian Saffari of the USC Viterbi School, and Caleb Finch and Todd Morgan of the USC Leonard Davis School on the possible link between pollution and smog inhalation and the incidence of dementia. According to the study, smog could account for almost 21 percent of the world’s dementia cases if the findings hold true for the general population, not just older women. “We now know that the major Alzheimer’s risk gene APOE-e4 has an environmental component,” said Finch. 

Air pollution raises the risk of dementia by 92% because toxic particles cause the brain to swell (Daily Mail)

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Daily Mail (UK) featured research by Jiu-Chiuan Chen of Keck Medicine of USC, Constantinos Sioutas and Arian Saffari of the USC Viterbi School, and Caleb Finch and Todd Morgan of the USC Leonard Davis School on the possible link between pollution and smog inhalation and the incidence of dementia. According to the study, smog could account for almost 21 percent of the world’s dementia cases if the findings hold true for the general population, not just older women. “We now know that the major Alzheimer’s risk gene APOE-e4 has an environmental component,” said Finch. 

Air pollution may up dementia risk in elderly women (Economic Times [India])

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Economic Times (India) featured research by Jiu-Chiuan Chen of Keck Medicine of USC, Constantine Sioutas and Arian Saffari of the USC Viterbi School, and Caleb Finch and Todd Morgan of the USC Leonard Davis School on the possible link between pollution and smog inhalation and the incidence of dementia. According to the study, smog could account for almost 21 percent of the world’s dementia cases if the findings hold true for the general population, not just older women.

Air Pollution Study Reveals Fine Particle Pollutants May Cause Dementia (Tech Times)

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Tech Times featured research by Jiu-Chiuan Chen of Keck Medicine of USC, Constantine Sioutas and Arian Saffari of the USC Viterbi School, and Caleb Finch and Todd Morgan of the USC Leonard Davis School on the possible link between pollution and smog inhalation and the incidence of dementia. According to the study, smog could account for almost 21 percent of the world’s dementia cases if the findings hold true for the general population, not just older women. 

The surprising link between air pollution and Alzheimer’s disease (Los Angeles Times)

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Los Angeles Times featured research by Jiu-Chiuan Chen of Keck Medicine of USC, Constantine Sioutas and Arian Saffari of the USC Viterbi School, and Caleb Finch and Todd Morgan of the USC Leonard Davis School on the possible link between pollution and smog inhalation and the incidence of dementia. According to the study, smog could account for almost 21 percent of the world’s dementia cases if the findings hold true for the general population, not just older women. 

Air pollution may cause 21 percent of dementias worldwide, study suggests (San Diego Union-Tribune)

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San Diego Union-Tribune featured research by Jiu-Chiuan Chen of Keck Medicine of USC, Constantine Sioutas and Arian Saffari of the USC Viterbi School, and Caleb Finch and Todd Morgan of the USC Leonard Davis School on the possible link between pollution and smog inhalation and the incidence of dementia. According to the study, smog could account for almost 21 percent of the world’s dementia cases if the findings hold true for the general population, not just older women. 

The Polluted Brain (Science)

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Science featured research by Jiu-Chiuan Chen of Keck Medicine of USC, Constantine Sioutas and Arian Saffari of the USC Viterbi School, and Caleb Finch and Todd Morgan of the USC Leonard Davis School on the possible link between pollution and smog inhalation and the incidence of dementia. According to the study, smog could account for almost 21 percent of the world’s dementia cases if the findings hold true for the general population, not just older women.