Researchers demonstrate the link between magnetite produced in car exhaust air pollution and Alzheimer's using mice.
New research from Australian and Singaporean scientists have found a link between car exhaust and Alzheimer’s. It was even on the mainstream news last night. This opens up a whole new argument in favour of the uptake of electric vehicles and the removal of fossil fuels.
Associate Professor McGrath from the University of Technology Sydney School of Life Sciences adds: “Magnetite is a quite common air pollutant. It comes from high-temperature combustion processes like vehicle exhaust, wood fires and coal-fired power stations as well as from brake pad friction and engine wear.
They found that magnetite particles are directly associated with the formation of “senile plaques.” These senile plaques are clumps of abnormal protein found between nerve cells. Magnetite nanospheres enhance the toxicity of the protein in the centre of each “senile plaque.”
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