The Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) has unveiled a new tool: the Healthy Urban Design Index (HUDI). The HUDI is a composite index that evaluates 917 European cities based on 13 indicators connected to peoples' ...
Jun 11, 2025
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Smoke from Canada wildfires is rapidly drifting into the U.S. and the American Heart Association, a global force changing the future of health for all, warns that this wildfire smoke exposure may pose an increased risk for ...
May 31, 2025
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Exposure to air pollution may worsen bone loss in postmenopausal women, according to a study published online April 24 in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research.
May 16, 2025
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The combination of air pollution, dense urban development and limited green spaces increases the risk of asthma in both children and adults. This is shown by a new study conducted as part of a major EU collaboration led by ...
May 15, 2025
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Young people in the U.K. who lived in polluted areas during their early years are more likely to report worse general health than their peers at age 17, according to new UCL research.
May 15, 2025
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New research in the Canadian Medical Association Journal found an increase in asthma-related emergency department (ED) visits across Ontario following heavy smoke in early June 2023.
May 5, 2025
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A well-known U.S. science journal focused on environmental health has stopped accepting new studies, raising alarms among researchers who rely on it heavily.
May 1, 2025
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Exposure to air pollution–derived ultrafine particles alters gene transcription by epigenetic mechanisms, a new study shows. The changes affected, for example, cellular survival.
Apr 28, 2025
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Breathing the air in nearly half of the United States could be putting your health at risk.
Apr 25, 2025
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A new study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) has found that children exposed to higher levels of air pollution in early and mid childhood have weaker connections between key brain regions. The findings, ...
Apr 1, 2025
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