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Air Pollution Linked to Increased Lewy Body Dementia Risk

9/8/2025

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A study of 56 million individuals reveals air pollution raises the risk of Lewy body dementia.
Published in Science on Sept. 4, it links long-term PM2.5 exposure to dementia onset.
Lewy body dementia is the third most common type, following Alzheimer's and vascular dementia.
Researcher Hui Chen notes PM2.5 exposure accelerates dementia in genetically predisposed individuals.
The findings stress the need to improve air quality to reduce dementia risks.

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A study of 56 million individuals reveals air pollution raises the risk of Lewy body dementia.
Published in Science on Sept. 4, it links long-term PM2.5 exposure to dementia onset.
Lewy body dementia is the third most common type, following Alzheimer's and vascular dementia.
Researcher Hui Chen notes PM2.5 exposure accelerates dementia in genetically predisposed individuals.
The findings stress the need to improve air quality to reduce dementia risks.