There is already robust evidence that people living with cardiovascular disease are disproportionately affected by poor air quality and extreme temperatures, in large part due to climate change, the greatest threat to human ...
Sep 13, 2023
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A Monash-led study, published in The Lancet Planetary Health, has revealed that from 2000 to 2019, an average of 1.75 million deaths each year were associated with temperature variability (unstable temperatures).
May 18, 2022
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Long-term exposure to air pollution is tied to an increased risk of having a heart attack or dying from heart disease—with the greatest harms impacting under-resourced communities, new Kaiser Permanente research shows.
Feb 24, 2023
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Heart failure patients who live in communities affected by fracking are at increased risk for hospitalization, according to a study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology today. The study looked at ...
Dec 7, 2020
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University of Toronto researchers in biomedical engineering have developed a new technology that combines a microfluidic device with a novel airflow system to mimic lung airways. The technology enables scientists and engineers ...
Nov 4, 2021
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Professional drivers working in congested cities are exposed to black carbon levels that are on average a third higher than would be experienced at a busy roadside, according to research presented at the European Respiratory ...
Sep 29, 2019
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Up to 11% of new childhood asthma cases could be prevented each year if European countries complied with the WHO PM2.5 air quality guidelines. Moreover, 33% of new annual cases could be prevented in European countries if ...
Aug 8, 2019
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Air pollution is linked to an increased risk of death in babies according to a study of nearly eight million live births, to be presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress on Sunday.
Sep 27, 2019
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A large natural experiment in Catalonia shows that moving to areas with higher levels of air pollution is associated with weight gain in young children. The study, led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), ...
Aug 1, 2023
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In the 1990s, residents of Mexico City noticed their dogs acting strangely—some didn't recognize their owners, and the animals' sleep patterns had changed.
May 1, 2023
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