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. 2021 Dec;129(12):124003.
doi: 10.1289/EHP10319. Epub 2021 Dec 28.

Breaching the Barrier: Nanoscale Particulate Matter and Measures of Brain Health

Florencia Pascual
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Breaching the Barrier: Nanoscale Particulate Matter and Measures of Brain Health

Florencia Pascual. Environ Health Perspect. 2021 Dec.
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A new in vitro study shows that nanoscale particles from traffic-related air pollution may cross the blood–brain barrier and act synergistically with underlying neurological disease to increase inflammation and oxidative stress in the brain. These two processes are involved in many neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative diseases. Image: © Mitch Diamond/Getty Images.
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