Columbia University Irving Medical Center News company blog

Decades of air pollution undermine the immune system

cuimc.columbia.edu published 2022-11-213 min read

The diminished power of the immune system in older adults is usually blamed on the aging process. A new study shows that decades of inhaled particulates due to air pollution also take a toll.

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