Environmental pollution may contribute to racial/ethnic disparities In Alzheimer’s disease risk, says new study
Fine particle pollution may be one reason why Black women have double the risk of developing Alzheimer’s than white women,
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New method uses DNA biomarkers to flag prenatal environmental exposures in children
Scientists at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health developed a method using a DNA biomarker to easily screen pregnant
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How air pollution affects homeless populations
When air quality worsens, either from the smoke and ozone of summer or the inversion of winter, most of us
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Depression and suicide risk linked to air pollution
People exposed to higher levels of air pollution are more likely to experience depression or die by suicide, finds a
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Studies examine potential link between traffic-related air pollution and obesity in Mexican-Americans
Exposure to traffic pollution was associated with a higher risk of obesity in Mexican American women, but not in men.
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Air pollution in India is associated with higher risk of cardiovascular disease
The association between ambient and household air pollution and carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT), a marker of atherosclerosis, has been explored
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Thai prime minister advises masks against Bangkok smog
Thailand’s prime minister has urged people in Bangkok to wear face masks to filter out unhealthy air pollution as smog
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Air pollution ‘ages your lungs by TWO YEARS’
Air pollution ‘ages your lungs by TWO YEARS and increases risk of deadly disease’ mass study finds Fuelling alarming rise in
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Pregnant women exposed to air pollution may have smaller babies
Pregnant women who are exposed to dangerous levels of air pollution may give birth to children with smaller heads, decade-long
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Freshest ways to beat air pollution
Freshest ways to beat air pollution as new report claims it kills more than smoking Toxic pollutants invisible to the
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