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    4.ii/ Use efficient masks outside

    If you live in a city with poor air quality, breathing through an efficient filtration facemask can have enormous benefits.

    In a study in Delhi, M50 facemasks were found to reduce short-term mortality linked to air pollution by 49%, followed…

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  • Bryan Johnson
    Bryan Johnson @bryan_johnson

    4/ How to prevent air pollution from harming your health?

    i. Monitor air quality
    ii. Use efficient masks outside
    iii. Use HEPA filters at your home
    iv. Grow indoor green plants

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  • Bryan Johnson
    Bryan Johnson @bryan_johnson

    2/ India’s air pollution in numbers

    Air pollution causes an estimated 7 million premature deaths yearly worldwide (4), according to latest WHO estimates.

    A 2019 Lancet report estimated 1.6 million premature deaths in India due to air pollution. (5)

    A study published in The…

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    Bryan Johnson @bryan_johnson

    3/ The harms of air pollution

    Fine Particulate Matter PM2.5: (7)

    i. Increase inflammation in the trachea and lungs causing asthma, COPD, and lung cancer.

    ii. Crosses into the blood where it causes increased inflammation and oxidative stress in the heart and blood vessels…

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  • Bryan Johnson
    Bryan Johnson @bryan_johnson

    India is the 3rd most air-polluted country (1). Of the 100 cities with the worst air quality, 83 are located in India (2).

    If you live in Delhi, New Delhi, or other heavily polluted cities, you should wear an N95 mask outside at all times.

    If you live in Delhi, New Delhi, or…

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  • Bryan Johnson
    Bryan Johnson @bryan_johnson

    1/ What is air pollution and how is it measured?

    Air pollution can occur naturally or as a result of human activity.

    Heavily polluted urban and industrial centers have high levels of man-made pollutants including particulate matter, sulfur and nitrogen oxides, and…

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  • Bryan Johnson
    Bryan Johnson @bryan_johnson

    3/ The harms of air pollution

    Fine Particulate Matter PM2.5 (7)

    i. Increase inflammation in the trachea and lungs causing asthma, COPD, and lung cancer.

    ii. Crosses into the blood where it causes increased inflammation and oxidative stress in the heart and blood vessels…

    Tweet media
    Dec 2, 2024 34 6 View on X
  • Bryan Johnson
    Bryan Johnson @bryan_johnson

    2/ India’s air pollution in numbers

    Air pollution causes an estimated 7 million premature deaths yearly worldwide (4), according to latest WHO estimates.

    A 2019 Lancet report estimated 1.6 million premature deaths in India due to air pollution. (5)

    A Study published this year…

    Dec 2, 2024 36 1 View on X
  • Bryan Johnson
    Bryan Johnson @bryan_johnson

    1/ What is air pollution? How is it measured?

    Air pollution can occur due to natural reasons or those linked to human activity.

    Heavily polluted urban and industrial centers have high levels of man-made pollutants including particulate matter, sulfur and nitrogen oxides, and…

    Dec 2, 2024 5 0 View on X
  • Bryan Johnson
    Bryan Johnson @bryan_johnson

    @kind_inkind What’s motivating me is the observation that we can now engineer reality at the level of atoms, molecules, biological systems, digital reality and intelligence.

    That motivated me to build in synthetic biology, nanotech, genetics, longevity, and brain interfaces.

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