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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
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Lead contamination found in baby teeth of children living near Exide battery plant
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The disappearing Salton Sea
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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
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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
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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
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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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scientific knowledge base,
investigative teams, and community engagement
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reduce
the burden of diseases and disability from environmental impacts.
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Southern California Environmental Health Sciences Center
Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California
2001 North Soto Street, MC 9237
Los Angeles, CA 90089-9013
scehsc@usc.edu
Acknowledge the Center: NIEHS grant number P30ES007048
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