ArticleEnvironmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987)2021
Outdoor air pollution exposure and inter-relation of global cognitive performance and emotional distress in older women.
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- The association between air pollution and cognitive impairment: a systematic review and meta- analysis of global studies.BMC public health · 2025Pooled it
- Air pollution, depressive and anxiety disorders, and brain effects: A systematic review.Neurotoxicology · 2022Pooled it
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- Potential Associations Between Psychological Distress and Ambient Air Quality Among Secondary School Teachers in New Jersey.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Article
- A multidimensional narrative review of the association between air pollution and late-life depression risk.Frontiers in public health · 2026Review
- Childhood exposure to particulate matter and nitrogen oxides and associations with mental health disorders in early adulthood: testing mediation by cognition in a UK longitudinal cohort study.BMJ mental health · 2025Article
- Air pollution and cognitive performance in late life: the role of lipid profile - results from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA).Environment international · 2025Article
- Synergistic air pollution exposure elevates depression risk: A cohort study.Environmental science and ecotechnology · 2025Article
- Examining the U-shaped relationship between non-agricultural sources water pollution and the urban-rural income gap.PloS one · 2024Article
- Associations Between Ambient Air Pollution and Cognitive Abilities from Midlife to Early Old Age: Modification by APOE Genotype.Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD · 2023Article
- Ambient air pollution exposure and increasing depressive symptoms in older women: The mediating role of the prefrontal cortex and insula.The Science of the total environment · 2022Article
- Associations Between Air Pollution Exposure and Empirically Derived Profiles of Cognitive Performance in Older Women.Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD · 2021Article
- Assessment of memory deficits in psychiatric disorders: A systematic literature review.Journal of neurosciences in rural practiceReview
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Abstract
The interrelationships among long-term ambient air pollution exposure, emotional distress and cognitive decline in older adulthood remain unclear. Long-term exposure may impact cognitive performance and subsequently impact emotional health. Conversely, exposure may initially be associated with emotional distress followed by declines in cognitive performance. Here we tested the inter-relationship between global cognitive ability, emotional distress, and exposure to PM
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