If there weren’t already enough reasons to switch to public transportation or electric cars, here’s another: brain damage. California researchers found that exposure to modest amounts of traffic pollution caused memory loss and signs of Alzheimer’s disease in mice. They have yet to study the impact on people, but those driving in open-air vehicles – such as convertibles, motorcycles, and mail trucks – appear to be at highest risk. Makes you rethink the causes of “going postal.” [Read more - California Watch]
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