Air pollution causing UK residents to develop chronic illnesses years earlier
A new study finds that air pollution is acting as a 'silent accelerator' that advances the onset of long-term illnesses among people in the UK, with some conditions appearing more than two years earlier than they otherwise would. The research, led by Prof Hualiang Lin's group at Sun Yat-sen University, underscores the hidden health toll of chronic pollution exposure.
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