Climate Change Is Affecting Brain Health, Study Finds
Rising temperatures are worsening neurological conditions, and there may be impacts researchers haven’t even begun to examine.
Firefighters from Phoenix Fire Engine 18 measure the body temperature of a resident having trouble breathing during a heat wave in Phoenix, Arizona in July 2023.
Photographer: Caitlin O'Hara/BloombergConditions like dementia, epilepsy and depression could spread and worsen in severity as the world heats up.
In a study released Wednesday, University College London researchers analyzed neuroscience literature to reveal how extreme heat and climate change-fueled disasters influence key neurological diseases and mental health disorders. They found that environmental factors not only affect the prevalence of disease but can heighten the associated risk of hospital admission, disability and even death.