ReviewAnnual review of public health2019
Ambient Air Pollution, Noise, and Late-Life Cognitive Decline and Dementia Risk.
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75 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 167 citations in OpenAlex.
- Chronic Noise Exposure and Risk of Dementia: A Systematic Review and Dose-Response Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2022Pooled it
- Air pollution exposure and adverse sleep health across the life course: A systematic review.Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987) · 2020Pooled it
- The Effects of Fine Dust, Ozone, and Nitrogen Dioxide on Health.Deutsches Arzteblatt international · 2019Pooled it
- Exposome-wide association study and predictive risk score for incident Alzheimer's disease and related dementias.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2026Article
- Precision residential greenspace, urban environmental exposures, and incident dementia among older adults in Sweden: A 16-year cohort study.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2026Article
- Exposure to broadband noise during non-REM sleep impairs hippocampal sharp-wave ripples and memory consolidation.Current biology : CB · 2026Article
- Mixtures of key components of the external exposome in association with MRI biomarkers of brain structure: Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2026Article
- The association between midlife neighbourhood walkability and Alzheimer's disease in women: a prospective nested case-control study.Age and ageing · 2026Article
- Occupational autonomy and cognitive function: the moderating role of educational attainment.The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2026Article
- Accounting for Exposure Measurement Error in Gridded Air Pollution Estimates in Assessing the Association of PMEnvironmental science & technology · 2026Article
- Dissecting the effect of long-term exposure to air pollution on risk of dementia in UK Biobank.Environmental health : a global access science source · 2025Article
- Air toxics and late-life dementia and cognitive impairment in Mexican Americans.Environmental research · 2025Article
- Exposure to ambient air pollution and onset of Parkinson's disease in a large cohort study.NPJ Parkinson's disease · 2025Article
- Blue spaces and incident dementia: Differences by geospatial and historical contexts.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2025Article
- Education, Occupational Environment, and Cognitive Function in Later Life.The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2025Article
- Regional Differences in Dementia Incidence Among US Veterans.JAMA neurology · 2025Article
- Association of environmental exposome and cognitive function among older adults with and without preclinical Alzheimer's disease.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2025Article
- Brain iron accumulation in neurodegenerative disorders: Does air pollution play a role?Particle and fibre toxicology · 2025Article
- Ambient air pollution exposure in relation to cerebral small vessel disease in Chinese population: A cranial magnetic resonance imaging-based study.Eco-Environment & Health · 2025Article
- Indoor ventilation frequency and cognitive function among Chinese old adults: the multiple mediation effect of anxiety and self-rated health.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
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Abstract
Exposure to ambient air pollution and noise is ubiquitous globally. A strong body of evidence links air pollution, and recently noise, to cardiovascular conditions that eventually may also affect cognition in the elderly. Data that support a broader influence of these exposures on cognitive function during aging is just starting to emerge. This review summarizes current findings and discusses methodological challenges and opportunities for research. Although current evidence is still limited, especially for chronic noise exposure, high exposure has been associated with faster cognitive decline either mediated through cerebrovascular events or resulting in Alzheimer's disease. Ambient environmental exposures are chronic and affect large populations. While they may yield relatively modest-sized risks, they nevertheless result in large numbers of cases. Reducing environmental pollution is clearly feasible, though lowering levels requires collective action and long-term policies such as standard setting, often at the national level as well as at the local level.
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