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Washington [US], April 25 (ANI): According to a recent study from the University of East Anglia, poor air quality may be causing cognitive deficiencies in newborns and toddlers...
A new study published today reveals an association between poor air quality in India and impaired cognition in infants under two...
Lead researcher Prof John Spencer, from UEAs School of Psychology, said: Prior work has shown that poor air quality is linked to cognitive deficits in children, as well as to emotional and behavioural problems, which can have a severe impact on families...
They worked with families from a range of socio-economic backgrounds in Shivgarh, a rural community in Uttar Pradesh one of the states in India that has been most strongly impacted by poor air quality...
This research shows for the first time that there is an association between poor air quality and impaired visual cognition in the first two years of life, when brain growth is at its peak, said Prof Spencer...
