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Air Pollution Causes up to 5 Year Decline in Brain Activity

planetgreen.discovery.com — The results of several studies illustrate the damage air pollution is doing to our brains, and the picture isn't pretty. Air pollution has an obvious and powerful effect on our health. What has not been obvious is the effect low air quality has on the health of our brains.

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  • jerryjamesstone, on 11/12/2009, -1/+24Ah...that explains Los Angeles. Thanks!
  • CaliforniaEagle, on 11/12/2009, -0/+8Looks like living in Southern CA doesn't do me any favors /s
  • Smokeydabear, on 11/13/2009, -0/+6Reality television has to have something to do with this.
  • SEN5241, on 11/13/2009, -0/+5Surely you jest. My farts smell like rainbows and lollipops.
  • ubernoggin, on 11/12/2009, -0/+4In other words, your farting is making you stupid.
  • Saprta, on 11/13/2009, -0/+3Reading most Digg comments causes up to a 5 Year Decline in Brain Activity
  • HotLeper, on 11/13/2009, -0/+3I see. So this is what happened to Palin when she toured the lower 48. Apparently the effects are long lasting.
  • nasdbroker73, on 11/12/2009, -1/+3I suspected toxins in the environment is having negative effects on people. Oddly, the industries that release these toxins, benefit indirectly from these negative effects on the population.
  • Ninh, on 11/13/2009, -1/+3Luckily the air pollution is a side effect of a standard of living that actually allows a 5 year decline in brain activity of people who'd otherwise would already be dead at an average age of 35.
  • heliumflash, on 11/13/2009, -1/+3This is why we should try to get onto clean energy. I don't understand why people are happy with their children breathing in all this smoke and other gases released from using dirty sources.
  • askantik, on 11/13/2009, -1/+3It may just be the placebo effect, but I've always thought a couple houseplants made it a little easier to breathe. Certainly can't hurt, right? And they look nice.
  • burrdugg, on 11/13/2009, -2/+3Except for marijuana, of course, if we legalize it there will be no air pollution at all.
  • HotLeper, on 11/13/2009, -0/+1Homer is that you? What did I tell you about the interwebs??
  • 11oops, on 11/13/2009, -0/+1Did somebody say Paris Hilton?
  • CoCreateHealth, on 11/15/2009, -0/+1Indoor air pollution can harm you more: http://co-creatinghealth.com/blog/are-you-breathin ...
  • askantik, on 11/13/2009, -0/+1Because the year before the Industrial Revolution the average lifespan was just 35.

    /s.
  • Lafawndah, on 11/13/2009, -0/+1Alas I finally understand why I can only think of pie.
    Air polution must have effected my brain and made me
    only be capable of thinking of the
    angelic taste of lemon pie!
  • GoIgo13, on 11/13/2009, -0/+1Did you just type that with your eyes closed?
  • LokitheComplex, on 11/13/2009, -0/+1They're happy with pollution because they're dumb. They're dumb because of the pollution.
  • EnergyEinstein, on 11/13/2009, -0/+1That's probably the MSG (monosodium glutamate) in the pie. :)
  • Ninh, on 11/13/2009, -0/+1Yes. And those we know come from inside coconuts?
  • EnergyEinstein, on 11/13/2009, -0/+1Mmmmmmm pi.....
  • catalysis, on 11/13/2009, -0/+1This is a common misconception. It's actually public health initiatives and medical knowledge that have had the most dramatic impact on life expectancy.

    http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/281/16/1 ...
  • SEN5241, on 11/13/2009, -0/+1No, just my ass.
  • inactive, on 11/13/2009, -2/+2which studies?
    By who?
    Results and proof of the results?
    Peer review process?



    So does anyone with common sense believe this bs??
  • ummagummas08, on 11/13/2009, -1/+1I always thought each generation was getting dumber, and now I have substantial proof!
    Sucks to be us, lol
  • cyroxos, on 11/13/2009, -1/+1Depends on the drug. Most scheduel 1 drugs have no long-lasting effect on the brain. Including but not limited to: THC, LSD, DMT, Psilocybin, Mescaline
  • Lafawndah, on 11/13/2009, -0/+0How very scientific Einstein:) perhaps I create a mathematical eauation with pi in it for you to solve... you prob like pi better then pie
  • carterx, on 11/13/2009, -4/+4Another study reports that Drug use Causes up to 5 Year Decline in Brain Activity
  • Lafawndah, on 11/13/2009, -0/+0Homer stole my pie... will you tell him to give it back HotLeper!!
  • YagLana, on 11/13/2009, -1/+1Oh, hey, look! Another better-than-thou San Franciscan!
  • mparker21311, on 11/13/2009, -4/+2*****

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