Connecting air pollution, memory problems and Alzheimer’s-like brain changes

Women in their 70s and 80s who were exposed to higher levels of air pollution experienced greater declines in memory and more Alzheimer’s-like brain atrophy than their counterparts who breathed cleaner air, according to SCEHSC investigators • Read More

Lead contamination found in baby teeth of children living near Exide battery plant

The disappearing Salton Sea

MADRES COVID-19 StoryMap

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Connecting air pollution, memory problems and Alzheimer’s-like brain changes

Women in their 70s and 80s who were exposed to higher levels of air pollution experienced greater declines in memory and more Alzheimer’s-like brain atrophy than their counterparts who breathed cleaner air, according to SCEHSC investigators • Read More

MADRES COVID-19 StoryMap

Shedding light on environmental health disparities along racial and ethnic lines, susceptibility, built environment and COVID-19 spread in MADRES communities • Read More

Lead contamination found in baby teeth of children living near Exide battery plant

A new study revealed high amounts of lead in the teeth of children in five Los Angeles communities and reinforced the need to test for lead exposure before and during pregnancy • Read More

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Upcoming Events

June 5

SCEHSC Seminar Series
Ambient pollution and lung health in the Boston area: Insights from cohort studies of children and adults

Mary Rice, M.D.

June 12

SCEHSC Seminar Series
Asthma disparities: At the intersection of place, history and environment

Elizabeth Matsui, M.D.

July 10

PILOT PROJECTS PROGRAM
Opportunities for Collaboration

Zhanghua Chen, Ph.D.
Adam de Smith, Ph.D.
V. Wendy Setiawan, Ph.D.

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investigative teams, and community engagement needed to reduce

the burden of diseases and disability from environmental impacts.

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Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California
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