Air pollution is an important cause of non-communicable diseases globally with particulate
matter (PM) as one of the main air pollutants. PM is composed of microscopic particles that …

Background: Both air pollution and dementia are current and growing global issues. There
are plausible links between exposure to specific air pollutants and dementia. Objective: To …

Schizophrenia is a disorder with a heterogeneous etiology involving complex interplay
between genetic and environmental risk factors. The immune system is now known to play …

PM2. 5 particles in air pollution have been widely considered associated with respiratory
and cardiovascular diseases. Recent studies have shown that PM2. 5 can also cause …

As incidence of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and other neurodegenerative diseases rise, there
is increasing interest in environmental factors which may contribute to disease onset and …

Parkinson's disease is the world's fastest growing brain disorder, and exposure to
environmental toxicants is the principal reason. In this paper, we consider alternative, but …

Airborne particulate matter poses a serious threat to human health. Exposure to nanosized
(< 0.1 μm), vehicle-derived particulates may be hazardous due to their bioreactivity, their …

Abstract Purpose of Review Accumulating research indicates that ambient outdoor air
pollution impacts the brain and may affect neurodegenerative diseases, yet the potential …

Air pollution is regarded as an important risk factor for many diseases that affect a large
proportion of the human population. To date, accumulating reports have noted that …

Recent extensive evidence suggests that ambient fine particulate matter (PM2. 5, with an
aerodynamic diameter≤ 2.5 μm) may be neurotoxic to the brain and cause central nervous …