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Breathing Wildfire Smoke Could Raise Dementia Risk, New Study Finds
Places that experienced more pollution from wildfires and farming had higher rates of dementia, the University of Michigan research found. Climate change is boosting those odds.
By Kristoffer Tigue
Exposure to wildfire smoke and air pollution from farming operations could be making Americans more susceptible to developing dementia, a recent study found. It’s among a growing body of research to draw attention to the long-term health impacts of wildfire smoke as climate change drives increasingly destructive, deadly and smoky blazes around the world.
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