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Join us for an exploration of how the air we breathe might be rewiring our brains. In this revealing episode, we dive deep into groundbreaking research that connects air pollution to an alarming range of brain disorders - from dementia to depression, anxiety to autism.
We'll hear from leading experts like Dr. Megan Herting from USC, who warns that even levels of pollution we consider "safe" are affecting our brains in measurable ways. Our discussion unveils the shocking ways air pollution infiltrates our nervous system, triggering inflammatory responses that impact every major type of brain cell.
Through fascinating neuroimaging studies and laboratory findings, we'll explore how air pollution literally changes our brain structure, particularly in vulnerable populations like children. We'll also examine why this is more than just a health issue - it's an urgent environmental justice concern that demands immediate action.
Whether you're a parent concerned about your child's development, a health professional seeking the latest research, or simply someone who breathes air (that's all of us!), this episode offers crucial insights into one of the most overlooked public health crises of our time.
Sources:
Air pollution and brain damage: what the science says
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-00053-y
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Four recurring narratives underlie every episode: boundary dissolution, adaptive complexity, embodied knowledge, and quantum-like uncertainty. These aren’t just philosophical musings but frameworks for understanding our modern world.
We hope you continue exploring our other podcasts, responding to the content, and checking out our related articles on the Heliox Podcast on Substack.
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Read this episode's essay on Substack
Join us for an exploration of how the air we breathe might be rewiring our brains. In this revealing episode, we dive deep into groundbreaking research that connects air pollution to an alarming range of brain disorders - from dementia to depression, anxiety to autism.
We'll hear from leading experts like Dr. Megan Herting from USC, who warns that even levels of pollution we consider "safe" are affecting our brains in measurable ways. Our discussion unveils the shocking ways air pollution infiltrates our nervous system, triggering inflammatory responses that impact every major type of brain cell.
Through fascinating neuroimaging studies and laboratory findings, we'll explore how air pollution literally changes our brain structure, particularly in vulnerable populations like children. We'll also examine why this is more than just a health issue - it's an urgent environmental justice concern that demands immediate action.
Whether you're a parent concerned about your child's development, a health professional seeking the latest research, or simply someone who breathes air (that's all of us!), this episode offers crucial insights into one of the most overlooked public health crises of our time.
Sources:
Air pollution and brain damage: what the science says
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-00053-y
This is Heliox: Where Evidence Meets Empathy
Independent, moderated, timely, deep, gentle, clinical, global, and community conversations about things that matter. Breathe Easy, we go deep and lightly surface the big ideas.
Thanks for listening today!
Four recurring narratives underlie every episode: boundary dissolution, adaptive complexity, embodied knowledge, and quantum-like uncertainty. These aren’t just philosophical musings but frameworks for understanding our modern world.
We hope you continue exploring our other podcasts, responding to the content, and checking out our related articles on the Heliox Podcast on Substack.
Support the show
About SCZoomers:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1632045180447285
https://x.com/SCZoomers
https://mstdn.ca/@SCZoomers
https://bsky.app/profile/safety.bsky.app
Spoken word, short and sweet, with rhythm and a catchy beat.
http://tinyurl.com/stonefolksongs
Curated, independent, moderated, timely, deep, gentle, evidenced-based, clinical & community information regarding COVID-19. Since 2017, it has focused on Covid since Feb 2020, with Multiple Stores per day, hence a large searchable base of stories to date. More than 4000 stories on COVID-19 alone. Hundreds of stories on Climate Change.
Zoomers of the Sunshine Coast is a news organization with the advantages of deeply rooted connections within our local community, combined with a provincial, national and global following and exposure. In written form, audio, and video, we provide evidence-based and referenced stories interspersed with curated commentary, satire and humour. We reference where our stories come from and who wrote, published, and even inspired them. Using a social media platform means we have a much higher degree of interaction with our readers than conventional media and provides a significant amplification effect, positively. We expect the same courtesy of other media referencing our stories.