ROME, May 26 — New European research has found that living in urban areas and being exposed to air pollution could increase the risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS). Carried out by researchers in Italy, the new study looked at over 900 MS patients living in the northwestern Italian region...
Tuesday, 26 May 2020 03:14 PM MYTROME, May 26 — New European research has found that living in urban areas and being exposed to air pollution could increase the risk of developing multiple sclerosis .
The researchers assessed the participants’ exposure to air pollution in winter, which is the season with the highest pollutant concentrations, and focused on two types of air pollutants known as particulate matter: PM10, which are particles of particulate matter with a diametre of 10 micrometres or smaller, and PM2.5, which are particles smaller than 2.5 microns in diametre and 30 times smaller in diametre than a human hair.
Commenting on the findings at the EAN Virtual Congress, lead researcher Professor Roberto Bergamaschi explained, “It is well recognized that immune diseases such as MS are associated with multiple factors, both genetic and environmental. The researchers also point out that in the Lombardy region, MS rates have risen 10-fold in the past 50 years, from 16 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in 1974 to almost 170 cases per 100,000 people today.
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