Study: Wildfire smoke can increase risk of dementia
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A large study which included more than 1.2 million people over a 10-year span shows breathing in wildfire smoke may be particularly dangerous to brain health, raising the risk of being diagnosed with dementia.
Executive Director of the local Alzheimer’s Association, Beth Smith-Boivin, spoke with NewsChannel 13 to talk about it.