Air pollution and excessive noise could leave babies vulnerable to mental health struggles when they hit their teenage years, new research has shown. Researchers led by Joanne Newbury of the University of Bristol found “early-life air and noise pollution exposure,” including before birth, to be “prospectively associated” with “psychotic experiences, depression, and anxiety” among adolescents and young adults. The findings were published by the American Medical Association and have prompted the researchers to suggest that “interventions to reduce air and noise pollution exposure could potential…