MRI study of young Metropolitan Mexico City residents links high PM2.5/ultrafine particle exposure to widespread cortical, subcortical, and cerebellar atrophy with mild cognitive impairment and prior autopsy data show accumulation of amyloid-β, p-tau, alpha-synuclein and TDP-43.
Provides epidemiologic and in vivo imaging evidence that air pollution is associated with early PD-relevant pathology (alpha-synuclein) and cognitive decline, pointing to a modifiable environmental risk and the need for biomarker development and prevention strategies despite limited direct…