Air Pollution
May Accelerate
Cognitive Decline
May Accelerate
Cognitive Decline
"Unlike other factors that may be involved in dementia such as diet and physical activity, air pollution is something we can intervene on as a society at large through policy, regulation and technology."
— Jennifer Weuve
Rush Institute for Healthy Aging
— Jennifer Weuve
Rush Institute for Healthy Aging
A large, prospective study led by a researcher at Rush indicates that chronic exposure to particulate air pollution may accelerate cognitive decline in older adults. Results of the study are in the Feb. 13 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
TREATMENT OPTIONS FOR COLORECTAL CANCER
Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer in men and women in the United States. Join physicians from Rush on Thursday, March 22, to learn more about risk factors, prevention and treatment options for colorectal cancer at this free event.
