AIR POLLUTION
The effects of pollution on health are difficult to assess except where there is a direct effect , for example the effect of smog on the lungs. There are multiple chemicals and particulates involved, often in small concentrations, and they are often combined with other risk factors. For example pollution is often higher in areas in which people with high levels of deprivation live. New technology allows the detection of new types of particle in small concentrations as one paper published in the journal called the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences described 'Our results indicate that magnetite nanoparticles in the atmosphere can enter the human brain, where they might pose a risk to human health, including conditions such as Alzheimer's disease.'
Concern about pollution in general will see this subject studied more and the effect on the brain will be one aspect of this research
The effects of pollution on health are difficult to assess except where there is a direct effect , for example the effect of smog on the lungs. There are multiple chemicals and particulates involved, often in small concentrations, and they are often combined with other risk factors. For example pollution is often higher in areas in which people with high levels of deprivation live. New technology allows the detection of new types of particle in small concentrations as one paper published in the journal called the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences described 'Our results indicate that magnetite nanoparticles in the atmosphere can enter the human brain, where they might pose a risk to human health, including conditions such as Alzheimer's disease.'
Concern about pollution in general will see this subject studied more and the effect on the brain will be one aspect of this research