Air Pollution May Impair Infant Cognitive Development: Study

Air Pollution May Impair Infant Cognitive Development: Study
A worker carrying her child walks along a road near India Gate amid heavy smog in New Delhi, on Feb. 22, 2023. Arun Sankar/AFP via Getty Images
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New research by British scientists has found an association between poor air quality and impaired cognitive ability in children in India in their first two years of life.

The findings suggests that poor air quality may have a negative impact on infants’ visual cognition during the first two years of their lives.

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