Air pollution may raise risk of dementia, analysis says April 5, 2023
The Washington Post
“This meta-analysis reinforces my belief that ending the use of fossil fuels is the most critical intervention we can take to protect people’s health,” said [PSR Board Member] Gaurab Basu, a physician and Health Equity Fellow at the Center for Climate, Health and the Global Environment at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health who was not involved in the research. “This study helps us bring cognitive health to the forefront of the conversation of benefits we derive from rapidly transitioning to a clean energy economy.”
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