Browsing HMS Scholarly Articles by Keyword "Black carbon"

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    • Mitochondrial haplogroups modify the effect of black carbon on age-related cognitive impairment 

      Colicino, Elena; Power, Melinda C; Cox, David G; Weisskopf, Marc G; Hou, Lifang; Alexeeff, Stacy E; Sanchez-Guerra, Marco; Vokonas, Pantel; Spiro III, Avron; Schwartz, Joel; Baccarelli, Andrea A (BioMed Central, 2014)
      Background: Traffic-related air pollution has been linked with impaired cognition in older adults, possibly due to effects of oxidative stress on the brain. Mitochondria are the main source of cellular oxidation. Haplogroups ...