Spotlight Clearing pollution helps clear fog of aging — and may cut dementia risk By Judith Graham, Kaiser Health News Sep 25, 2022 Sep 25, 2022 Updated May 17, 2023 0 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Working out in polluted air may negate some of the brain benefits provided by exercise. kAmsFC:?8 E96 A2DE 564256[ 2 8C@H:?8 3@5J @7 C6D62C49 92D D9@H? E92E 2:C A@==FE:@? 92C>D @=56C 25F=EDV 3C2:?D[ 4@?EC:3FE:?8 E@ 4@8?:E:G6 564=:?6 2?5 56>6?E:2] (92E 92D?VE 366? 4=62C :D H96E96C :>AC@G:?8 2:C BF2=:EJ H@F=5 36?67:E 3C2:? 962=E9]k^AmkAm%H@ DEF5:6D AF3=:D965 E9:D J62C 3J C6D62C496CD 2E D:I F?:G6CD:E:6D 2?5 E96 }2E:@?2= x?DE:EFE6 @? p8:?8 AC@G:56 E96 7:CDE 6G:56?46 @7 DF49 36?67:ED :? 2? @=56C A@AF=2E:@?]k^AmkAm~?6 C6A@CE[ AF3=:D965 :? 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