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A panel of government experts in Britain, from the Committee on the Medical Effects of Air Pollutants, have stated their first official recognition that air pollution damages the brain.

They have concluded that air pollution can be linked to an accelerated decline in cognitive function and an increased risk of developing dementia.

To discuss this finding, Newsday was joined by Dr Frank Kelly, from the School of Public Health at Imperial College London, who worked on the report. He said, "My colleagues and I on the Committee of the Medical Effects of Air Pollution reviewed nearly 70 studies in human populations, which examined the possible link of air pollutants and the effects of mental ability and dementia. And basically the recognition that air pollution might accelerate the decline in cognitive function, and can contribute to the development of dementia, came as a surprise when we started looking at this".

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