Even short-term exposure to air pollution impacts our brain performance and capacity to work, according to researchers from The University of Queensland and Carnegie Mellon University.
Nov 16, 2021
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Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have developed a novel machine learning algorithm and used it to identify previously unknown mixtures of toxic air pollutants that appear to be linked to poor asthma ...
Oct 8, 2021
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Women who were highly exposed to ultra-fine particles in air pollution during their pregnancy were more likely to have children who developed asthma, according to a study published in the American Journal of Respiratory and ...
May 21, 2021
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New findings from Ontario have shown that children born in Sarnia have a higher risk of developing asthma compared to neighboring cities. A research team from Lawson Health Research Institute and Western University, using ...
May 4, 2021
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Daily exposure to auto emissions during childhood may set the stage for cardiovascular disease in later life, according to a USC Children's Health Study that followed 70 children into young adulthood.
Apr 30, 2021
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Exposure before birth to persistent organic pollutants (POPs)— organochlorine pesticides, industrial chemicals, etc.—may increase the risk in adolescence of metabolic disorders, such as obesity and high blood pressure. ...
Apr 29, 2021
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New research published in Diabetologia (the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes [EASD]) shows that regular physical activity is a safe diabetes prevention strategy for people residing in relatively ...
Mar 5, 2021
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Scientists at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health developed a method using a DNA biomarker to easily screen pregnant women for harmful prenatal environmental contaminants like air pollution linked to childhood ...
Feb 17, 2021
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Tiny particles of air pollution—called fine particulate matter—can have a range of effects on health, and exposure to high levels is a known risk factor for cardiovascular disease. New research led by investigators at ...
Feb 4, 2021
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Exposure to metals such as nickel, arsenic, cobalt and lead may disrupt a woman's hormones during pregnancy, according to a Rutgers study.
Dec 21, 2020
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