9/11 first responders’ brains aging faster than their bodies, research shows

9/11 first responders’ brains aging faster than their bodies, research shows - The Daily Bo Snerdley

  (The Center Square) – Twenty-five years after 9/11, health effects for first responders and others exposed to toxins at ground zero are still piling up. An estimated 400,000 people were exposed to toxic contaminants and subjected to physical injury in the hours and days that followed the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 96,000 have been diagnosed with physical and mental heal…

9/11 first responders’ brains aging faster than their bodies, research shows

(The Center Square) - Twenty-five years after 9/11, health effects for first responders and others exposed to toxins at ground zero are still piling up.

Health: The Fight For The Health Of 9/11 First Responders : 1A

A quarter century after 9/11, the health of those who responded to the attacks continues to be affected.Some 3,000 people died across three locations that day. An estimated 400,000 people were exposed to toxic contaminants and risked physical injury in the hours and days that followed. That’s according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Since the dust and debris have settled, more than 96,000 have been diagnosed with phy…

Toxic Dust and PTSD May Be Accelerating Brain Aging Among 9/11 First Responders

The effects being seen decades after 9/11 could also affect people who survive disasters, extreme weather, wildfires, and other crises.

Decades after 9/11, toxic dust and PTSD may be accelerating brain aging among first responders

by Roberto Lucchini, Florida International University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Hundreds of first responders have told me they remember exactly how they felt during...