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Will CIRM research fill knowledge gap on wildfire particulate connection to brain damage?

Smoke blanketing California's coastline. Image courtesy of NOAA website.

A wave of life-threatening air pollution is now being reported widely as refugees from the devastating fires in Los Angeles return to what is left of their homes. Research being funded by the California Institute of Regenerative Medicine could help uncover how fine particulate matter from wildfires, vehicle emissions, and industrial sources affects stem cells and brain development.

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