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Study finds short-term exposure to air pollution may impede cognition; NSAIDs could help Exposure to air pollution, even over the course of just a few weeks, can impede mental performance, according to a new study led by researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. However, these adverse effects were lessened in people taking nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as aspirin. The study is among the first to explore short-term air pollution exposures and the u...

Columbia University researchers showed short-term exposure to fine particulate matter and black carbon in ambient air can reduce GCF (Global Cognitive Function) and MMSE (Mini-Mental State Examination) scores in older men. The investigators also showed that aspirin and other NSAIDs may have a protective role against the effects of air pollution.

Short-term exposure to air pollution may impede cognition, Aspirin could help: Study ANI | Updated: May 04, 2021 08:18 IST Washington [US], May 4 (ANI): Exposure to air pollution, even over the course of just a few weeks, can impede mental performance; however, these adverse effects were lessened in people taking nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) like aspirin, according to a new study led by researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of P...

Exposure to air pollution, even over the course of just a few weeks, can impede mental performance, according to a new study led by researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.

May 3, 2021 Nature Aging, looks at short-term air pollution, cognitive performance and use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). Prof Kevin McConway, Emeritus Professor of Applied Statistics, The Open University, said: “This new piece of research raises some interesting questions, but some aspects of the way it was conducted mean that there’s a lot it can’t answer.  Many studies of possible harmful effects of air pollution have looked at long-term measures of air pollutants...

 E-Mail Exposure to air pollution, even over the course of just a few weeks, can impede mental performance, according to a new study led by researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. However, these adverse effects were lessened in people taking nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) like aspirin. The study is among the first to explore short-term air pollution exposures and the use of NSAIDs to mitigate their effects. The results are published in the journal Na...