Women at greater risk of cognitive decline from polluting cooking fuels, reveals IISc study

Women at greater risk of cognitive decline from polluting cooking fuels, reveals IISc study

A new study by the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru found that women exposed to household air pollution from cooking fuels may be at a higher risk of cognitive impairment than men. The study was published in The Lancet Regional Health Southeast Asia journal.  For the study, the researchers analysed MRI brain scans of ageing adults in the rural town of Srinivaspura in Karnataka. It revealed that women might be at a higher risk of exp…