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Authored by geriatric and environmental health specialists at USC, the new study estimates that before the EPA set new air pollution standards in 2012, some 21% of new cases of dementia and of accelerated cognitive decline could likely have been attributed to air pollution.<\/p>\n<p>Key Takeaways:<\/p>\n<ul id=\"takeaways\">\n<li id=\"takeaway1\">For older women, breathing air that is heavily polluted by vehicle exhaust and other sources of fine particulates nearly doubles the likelihood of developing dementia, finds a study published Tuesday.<\/li>\n<li id=\"takeaway2\">All three of these biomedical research methods suggest that exposure to high levels of fine air pollutants increases both dementia\u2019s classic behavioral signs of disorientation and memory loss as well as its less obvious hallmarks.<\/li>\n<li id=\"takeaway3\">If people in the current administration are trying to reduce the cost of treating diseases, including dementia, then they should know that relaxing the Clean Air Act regulations will do the opposite.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"quote\">&#8220;This study gleans new insights into how, and how powerfully, a key component of urban smog scrambles the aging brain.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"source\">https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?rct=j&#038;sa=t&#038;url=http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/science\/sciencenow\/la-sci-sn-air-pollution-alzheimers-20170131-story.html&#038;ct=ga&#038;cd=CAIyGjFmZmViMTExOGM5Mzg5YTQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&#038;usg=AFQjCNGVztCK3QCo1BB2b_TJUxWb77S_tw<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For older women, breathing air that is heavily polluted by vehicle exhaust and other sources of fine particulates nearly doubles the likelihood of developing dementia, finds a study published Tuesday. 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