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AutismJune 11, 2026

Newborn Metabolomics Linked Prenatal Air Pollution to Autism Risk Pathways

TL;DR: A 2026 study in Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology linked prenatal PM2.5 and non-freeway NOx exposure with newborn amino-acid metabolism pathways that also tracked autism spectrum disorder (ASD) diagnosis before age 5. Key Findings…

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AlzheimersApril 15, 2026

PM2.5 Air Pollution Directly Increases Alzheimer’s Risk

Dirty Air, Fragile Brain: PM2.5’s Direct Link to Alzheimer’s TL;DR: A massive study of 27.8 million Medicare beneficiaries found that exposure to fine air pollution (PM2.5) increases Alzheimer’s risk by 8.5% per unit increase—and this effect operates largely t…

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Newborn Metabolomics Linked Prenatal Air Pollution to Autism Risk Pathways

PM2.5 Air Pollution Directly Increases Alzheimer’s Risk

The findings. The context. The caveats.