Shaula Evans

"Using an in-home HEPA purifier for one month spurs a small but significant improvement in brain function in adults age 40 and older."

Gosh, that sounds like the sort of thing it would be good to install in indoor workplaces.

https://www.sciencealert.com/air-purifiers-could-boost-your-brain-function-study-suggests

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Air Purifiers Could Boost Your Brain Function, Study Suggests

Using an in-home HEPA purifier for one month spurs a small but significant improvement in brain function in adults age 40 and older.

ScienceAlert
May 11 at 12:04amWeb
Show threadMartin Vermeer FCDMay 11
@ShaulaEvans Note that this was only a one month study. It doesn't capture the impact of a reduction in long covid.
Show threadEarthshine6d ago
@ShaulaEvans conclusion: increasing pollution around the globe really is making us all stupider.
Show threadMitch Rose6d ago

@ShaulaEvans

I dunno, I find myself skeptical.
119 participants / 30 days.
I'm not a scientist but this seems far from a large enough sample to form any conclusion. One wonders where the financing for the study came from.

Show threadさよなら皆さん [hiatus]6d ago
@ShaulaEvans mine runs at all times.
Show threadShaula Evans6d ago
@sayonaraminasan 💙
Show threadmasukomi3d ago
@ShaulaEvans good ventilation installed in schools also improves grades notably.
Show threadShaula Evans3d ago
@masukomi ❤️