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Breathing dirty air may raise the risk of a common brain tumor (medicalxpress.com)

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The study analyzed several air pollutants, including those commonly linked to traffic—such as nitrogen dioxide and ultrafine particles—which are especially concentrated in urban environments.

Various types of air pollution have been shown to have negative effects on health, and ultrafine particles are small enough to cross the blood-brain barrier and may directly affect brain tissue.

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