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Health
Mark Waghorn

New Study Found That Individual Living Near Busy Roads Are More Likely To Be Depressed

A middle-aged man contemplating the stressful thoughts he is going through. In a recent study found that one in nine individuals live in depression living near a busy road. ANDREA PIACQUADIO/SWNS TALKER

Living by a busy road increases older people’s risk of depression, according to new research.

Dirty air has a “significant” impact on mental health – at the population scale, scientists warn.

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