The cognitive toll of household air pollution: cross-sectional associations between polluting cooking fuel use, cognitive functions and brain MRI in a rural aging population from Karnataka, India.

Sumedha Mitra, Manogna Sagiraju, Hitesh Pradhan, David Yao, Jayant M Pinto, Jonas S Sundarakumar

Centre for Brain Research, Indian Institute of Science, CV Raman Road, Bengaluru, 560012, India. · pubmed

Abstract

Household air pollution (HAP) from polluting cooking fuels, a rampant issue in rural India, is suspected to be a significant modifiable risk factor for cognitive impairment; however, evidence supported by neuroimaging in this population, is lacking.

The following analysis is generated by AI and may contain errors. It is separate from the authors’ abstract and is not peer review.

Research summary

The paper claims that household air pollution from polluting cooking fuels is associated with cognitive impairment in an aging population. This research is relevant as it addresses a modifiable risk factor that could potentially influence cognitive decline and longevity in older adults.

Author of this paper? Send a correction.