Long-term exposure to dirtier air can increase your risk of depression or anxiety, study finds
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Long-term exposure to air pollution ups anxiety'
LONG-TERM exposure to air pollution raises the risk of depression, according to studies published in the JAMA network of scientific journals.A study published on Friday in JAMA Network Open found that long-term exposure to elevated levels of air pollution increases the risk of late-onset depression among the elderly.The other study, published in JAMA Psychiatry, found that long-term exposure to even low levels of air pollutants was associated wi…
Long-term air pollution exposure raises depression risk: studies
Long-term exposure to air pollution raises the risk of depression, according to a pair of new studies published in the JAMA network of scientific journals.A study published on Friday in JAMA Network Open found that long-term exposure to elevated levels of air pollution increases the risk of late-onset depression among the elderly.The other study, published in JAMA Psychiatry, found that long-term exposure to even low levels of air pollutants was…
Study finds depression linked to air pollution
Scientists have revealed that air pollution could now contribute to depression in older people. A US study has examined the health records of more than one and a half million people aged over 64 who were diagnosed with depression. The study looked at where they lived - and calculated their exposure to particle pollution, nitrogen dioxide and ozone. All three were linked to a higher risk of late-onset depression, even at lower pollution levels.
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