Study: Air pollution reduction helps in brain development of children

Jun 27, 2022

New Delhi, June 27 (ANI): According to a recent study, having a portable air cleaner at home can help in reducing the impact of air pollution on children's brain development. The findings of the research were published in the journal ‘Environmental Health Perspectives. Simon Fraser University researchers collaborated with U.S. and Mongolian scientists to study the benefits of using air filters to reduce exposure to air pollution during pregnancy and assessed the impact on children's intelligence. The researchers note that their randomized controlled trial is the first study of its kind to document the impacts of air pollution reduction on cognition in children. Beginning in 2014, the team recruited 540 pregnant women in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia to participate in the Ulaanbaatar Gestation and Air Pollution Research (UGAAR) study. Ulaanbaatar has some of the worst air quality in the world, well-exceeding guidelines set by the World Health Organization (WHO).