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Scientifically, it has been proven that air pollution has a relationship with cardiovascular and respiratory diseases. However, it has recently been proven that air pollution also has a severe impact on mental health.
In 2021, a study published in PNAS and developed by neuroscientists at the Lieber Institute for Cherry Development (LIBD) concluded that "air pollution not only affects climate change but also the functioning of your brain."
"The most intriguing thing is that the two factors are linked in such a way that they have a multiplier effect on depression risk. That is, together, risk genes and bad air increase the risk of depression much more than either factor in isolation."
Other studies to consider
According to an article in ScienceDirect, it concluded that climate change aggravates the effects of air pollution on the brain and mental health. Ozone has been linked to neurodegeneration, decreased brain plasticity, neuron death, and impaired learning and memory.
According to Patrick Ryan, a researcher at Cincinnati Children's Hospital: "Your body doesn't like to be exposed to air pollution and it produces an inflammatory response... Your brain doesn't like it either. There are more than 10 years of toxicological science and epidemiological studies that show that air pollution causes neuroinflammation."
One of the topics to be investigated, by the Children's Hospital of Cincinnati, is to determine what are the damages that pollution can cause in neuropsychiatric disorders. For example, pollution is known to affect areas of the brain that regulate emotions, such as the amygdala, prefrontal cortex, and hippocampus.
The amygdala, for example, is responsible for controlling emotions such as fear, and its deterioration can cause anxiety and depression. According to the data from these studies and testimonies, they determine that air pollution is no longer separate issues, but rather elements that have a correlation.
We can also take into account the study done by JAMA Psychiatry, which tracked the incidence of anxiety and depression in almost 400,000 adults in the United Kingdom for 11 years, and found that long-term exposure to particles such as nitrogen dioxide and nitric oxide increases the occurrence of depression and anxiety.
How to take care of pollution?
The best way to stay out of reach of air pollution is to stay indoors, not to walk on busy streets, and to have air purification solutions on hand.
At Air-Care de Mexico we have the best solutions to maintain clean indoor air such as air purifiers. An example is our Winix A230 model that removes up to 99.97% of dust and particles of size 0.3 microns or larger. Another option for cleaning the air in the space is to have high-efficiency air filters in air conditioning equipment
At Air-Care de Mexico we are specialists in providing you with better air quality. Contact us, we can provide you with advice for the care of your health and the prevention of respiratory problems. In the same way, we also recommend you, if you need to, seek professional help to treat anxiety and depression problems.
Source: Online/NAN
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