Health benefits that have resulted from reductions in fine particulate air pollution aren't distributed equally among populations in the U.S., a new Yale-led study finds. Racial and ethnic minorities—and Black people in ...
Aug 31, 2023
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When air quality worsens, either from the smoke and ozone of summer or the inversion of winter, most of us stay indoors. But for individuals experiencing homelessness, that's not always an option. In a new study, researchers ...
Nov 13, 2020
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Resistance training can promote environmental quality of life and sense of coherence in older adults. This was observed in a study carried out at the University of Jyväskylä, Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, Finland, ...
Nov 21, 2017
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Home is where the heart is, but it's also where air pollutants, allergens, and other irritants can make breathing difficult for children with the chronic lung disease bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD).
Apr 7, 2023
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By the time she was in high school in New York City, Teleah Slater, '16, knew she wanted to quit the regimen of hair straightening she'd experienced since childhood. She'd long suspected that the chemical burns she'd sometimes ...
Jul 11, 2016
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Loma Linda University (LLU) researchers found microbial contamination in common sources of drinking water in the Eastern Coachella Valley, including soda fountains at fast-food restaurants. Their findings revealed that 41% ...
Sep 25, 2023
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A new nationwide study finds that the U.S. made little progress from 2000 to 2010 in reducing relative disparities between people of color and whites in exposure to harmful air pollution emitted by cars, trucks and other ...
Sep 14, 2017
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Researchers may be able to predict cardiovascular disease—such as arterial fibrillation and heart failure—in patients by using artificial intelligence (AI) to examine the genes in their DNA, according to a new Rutgers ...
Feb 27, 2023
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(Medical Xpress)—Breathing traffic pollution in early pregnancy is linked to a higher risk for certain serious birth defects, according to new research from the Stanford University School of Medicine.
Mar 29, 2013
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Dysmenorrhea, that is, frequent severe and painful cramps during menstruation from abnormal contractions of the uterus, is the most common of all gynecological disorders. It affects between 16-91% of girls and women of reproductive ...
Jul 6, 2021
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