Air pollution detrimental to brain health

As air quality across the country concerns individuals, especially with pollution levels likely to increase with firecrackers burst during Diwali, health experts on Thursday said that prolonged exposure to air pollution may be detrimental to the brain.

Air quality across the country concerns individuals, especially with pollution levels likely to increase with firecrackers burst during Diwali, health experts on Thursday said that prolonged exposure to air pollution may be detrimental to the brain.

A recent study, published in The Lancet Planetary Health, showed short-term air pollution exposure claimed 33,000 lives annually in 10 cities in India, and Delhi topped the list with 12,000 deaths every year.

Dr PN Renjen, senior consultant, Neurology, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, told IANS that pollution poses a significant threat to both physical and neurological health.