<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><post link="https://ihpi.umich.edu/news-events/news/policy-brief-lead-exposure-and-alzheimers-disease-and-dementia-risk-emerging" display="false" featured="true" external="true"><title>Lead exposure and Alzheimer’s disease and dementia risk: Emerging evidence and policy implications</title><subject/><subtitle/><description>A new policy brief highlights recent research on cumulative lead exposure and the potential link linked to new US. dementia cases. The brief outlines policy steps to reduce exposure and protect brain health.</description><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:59:17 -0800</pubDate><tags><talking-about>Epidemiology</talking-about><category>News</category><talking-about>Lead</talking-about><category>Epidemiology</category><talking-about>Epidemiologic Science</talking-about><talking-about>Policy</talking-about><faculty>Kelly Bakulski</faculty><talking-about>Research</talking-about><faculty>Sung Kyun Park</faculty></tags><image><img src="/news/2026posts/images/alz.webp" alt="A white silhouette of a human head with colorful interlocking puzzle pieces."/></image><imagelarge><img/></imagelarge></post>