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Dementia Incidence Tied to Long-Term Exposure to Wildfire Smoke

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PHILADELPHIA — Long-term exposure to wildfire smoke was linked to later diagnoses of dementia in Southern California, a retrospective cohort study of older adults found. An increase of 1 μg/m3 of fine particulate matter 2.5 micrometers (PM2.5) or less in diameter from wildfires in the 3-year average exposure was associated with a 21% increase in […]

Author : News Health

Publish date : 2024-07-29 11:00:00

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