When there's smoke... Nearly 200,000 cases of dementia each year are caused by air pollution, first-of-its-kind study finds - and wildfires pose biggest risk

When there's smoke... Nearly 200,000 cases of dementia each year are caused by air pollution, first-of-its-kind study finds - and wildfires pose biggest risk People who regularly breathe in smoke from wildfires are more likely to get dementia, a study suggests.

Researchers from the University of Michigan warned those breathing in higher levels of particulate matter, or PM2.5, from wildfires and farms or agricultural production, had an up to 13 percent higher risk of developing the disease for every unit rise in concentrations of the particles. The Daily Mail

See also:

• Comparison of Particulate Air Pollution From Different Emission Sources and Incident Dementia in the US (abstract) JAMA Internal Medicine