Study finds long-term exposure to air pollution negatively impacts cognitive performance and may become more pronounced with age

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By mmillikinAug 28, 2018, 5:45 am276 pts
Researchers from China and the US have found that long-term exposure to air pollution impedes cognitive performance in verbal and math tests. In a study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), they report that the effect of air pollution on verbal tests becomes more pronounced as…

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