Air pollution and your brain: what do you need to know right now

L Calderón-Garcidueñas… - Primary health care …, 2015 - cambridge.org
Research links air pollution mostly to respiratory and cardiovascular disease. The effects of
air pollution on the central nervous system (CNS) are not broadly recognized. Urban outdoor …

An overview of the MILAGRO 2006 Campaign: Mexico City emissions and their transport and transformation

LT Molina, S Madronich, JS Gaffney… - Atmospheric …, 2010 - acp.copernicus.org
MILAGRO (Megacity Initiative: Local And Global Research Observations) is an international
collaborative project to examine the behavior and the export of atmospheric emissions from …

Bounding the role of black carbon in the climate system: A scientific assessment

TC Bond, SJ Doherty, DW Fahey… - Journal of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Black carbon aerosol plays a unique and important role in Earth's climate system. Black
carbon is a type of carbonaceous material with a unique combination of physical properties …

Combustion-and friction-derived magnetic air pollution nanoparticles in human hearts

L Calderón-Garcidueñas, A González-Maciel… - Environmental …, 2019 - Elsevier
Air pollution is a risk factor for cardiovascular and Alzheimer's disease (AD). Iron-rich,
strongly magnetic, combustion-and friction-derived nanoparticles (CFDNPs) are abundant in …

Exposure to severe urban air pollution influences cognitive outcomes, brain volume and systemic inflammation in clinically healthy children

L Calderón-Garcidueñas, R Engle, A Mora-Tiscareño… - Brain and …, 2011 - Elsevier
Exposure to severe air pollution produces neuroinflammation and structural brain alterations
in children. We tested whether patterns of brain growth, cognitive deficits and white matter …

Neuroinflammation, hyperphosphorylated tau, diffuse amyloid plaques, and down-regulation of the cellular prion protein in air pollution exposed children and young …

L Calderón-Garcidueñas… - Journal of …, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
Air pollution exposures have been linked to neuroinflammation and neuropathology.
Autopsy samples of the frontal cortex from control (n= 8) and pollution-exposed (n= 35) …

Urban air pollution: influences on olfactory function and pathology in exposed children and young adults

L Calderón-Garcidueñas, M Franco-Lira… - Experimental and …, 2010 - Elsevier
Mexico City (MC) residents are exposed to severe air pollution and exhibit olfactory bulb
inflammation. We compared the olfactory function of individuals living under conditions of …

Hallmarks of Alzheimer disease are evolving relentlessly in Metropolitan Mexico City infants, children and young adults. APOE4 carriers have higher suicide risk and …

L Calderón-Garcidueñas, A Gónzalez-Maciel… - Environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
Exposures to fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) and ozone (O 3) above USEPA standards are
associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD) risk. Metropolitan Mexico City (MMC) residents …

Prefrontal white matter pathology in air pollution exposed Mexico City young urbanites and their potential impact on neurovascular unit dysfunction and the …

L Calderón-Garcidueñas, R Reynoso-Robles… - Environmental …, 2016 - Elsevier
Millions of urban children are chronically exposed to high concentrations of air pollutants, ie,
fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) and ozone, associated with increased risk for Alzheimer's …