Healio (11/25, Gramigna) reported, “Late-life air pollution exposure among women aged 80 years or older appeared associated with increased risk for depressive episodes and episodic memory declines,” investigators concluded after analyzing “data of 1,583 dementia-free women in this age group who were included in the Women’s Health Initiative Memory Study-Epidemiology of Cognitive Health Outcomes, a geographically diverse community-dwelling population.” The findings were published online Nov. 17 in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. (SOURCE: APA Headlines)