Telegraph.co.uk | Increased Alzheimer's risk near busy roads Sky News Dr David Reynolds, chief scientific officer at Alzheimer's Research UK, said: "Conditions like dementia have multiple risk factors including age and genetics, and other social factors relating to where people live in cities could also be playing a part ... Living close to busy road 'can increase risk of Alzheimer's' Living near a busy road may raise risk of dementia, major study into pollution finds Living near heavy traffic increases dementia risk, say scientists ... |