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Is obesity an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease?

Researchers explore how obesity contributes to cardiovascular disease by investigating this association in low-risk people.

10 Nov 2023

25-year Swedish study reveals link between road traffic pollution and increased mortality risk

The exploration of the link between road traffic pollution and increased mortality risk.

9 Nov 2023

New study identifies regional hotspots for Parkinson's disease

A new study led by researchers at Barrow Neurological Institute has found that people living in regions with median levels of air pollution have a 56 percent greater risk of developing Parkinson's disease compared to those living in regions with the lowest level of air pollution.

30 Oct 2023

Extreme heat set to double, or even triple, heart-related deaths by mid-century, study warns

New research in the American Heart Association's journal "Circulation" warns that cardiovascular deaths due to extreme heat in the U.S. could more than double by mid-century. Failure to reduce greenhouse gas emissions could triple the numbers, with older adults and non-Hispanic Black adults facing significantly higher risks.

30 Oct 2023

Affordable air quality monitoring reveals rural children's exposure to harmful particulate matter

Researchers discuss the development of a low-cost air pollution measurement system.

30 Oct 2023

Reducing air pollution associated with lower risk of all-cause dementia and Alzheimer's disease

Previous reports have linked long-term air pollution exposure with accumulation of Alzheimer's disease-related brain plaques, but this is the first accumulated evidence that reducing pollution, especially fine particulates in the air and pollutants from the burning of fuel, is associated with lower risk of all-cause dementia and Alzheimer's disease.

27 Oct 2023

Calling on world leaders to recognize climate change and biodiversity loss as one indivisible global health emergency

Over 200 health journals across the world have come together to simultaneously publish an editorial calling on world leaders and health professionals to recognize that climate change and biodiversity loss are one indivisible crisis and must be tackled together to preserve health and avoid catastrophe.

25 Oct 2023

Greenspace exposure has positive impact on telomere length, study finds

A new study finds that greenspace – the vegetation in a neighborhood's yards, parks and public spaces – has a positive impact on a key genetic marker associated with exposure to stress.

18 Oct 2023

Air pollution linked to increased breast cancer risk in women

Women living and working in places with higher levels of fine particle air pollution are more likely to get breast cancer than those living and working in less polluted areas.

17 Oct 2023

Traffic air pollution linked to serious neonatal complications

Exposure to traffic-related air pollution during pregnancy is associated with serious neonatal complications, according to a study by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers that matched records from more than 60,000 births with air-monitoring data.

13 Oct 2023

Ethnicity and the effect of potentially modifiable risk factors on dementia

The effects of potentially modifiable risk factors on dementia vary among people of South Asian, Black, and White ethnicities.

12 Oct 2023

Parkinson's disease-related neuronal death more likely to occur at night

Disturbances in sleep patterns and the internal biological clock are frequently associated with Parkinson's disease.

29 Sep 2023

The fight against cancer: a comprehensive assessment of preventable and treatable cases

Researchers presented the findings of a population-based study conducted across 185 countries to estimate premature deaths due to 36 different types of cancers in 2020, a leading cause of premature deaths worldwide.

29 Sep 2023

Short-term exposure to air pollution may increase stroke risk

Short-term exposure to air pollution may be linked to an increased risk of stroke, according to a meta-analysis published in the September 27, 2023, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. Short-term exposure was defined as occurring within five days of the stroke.

27 Sep 2023

Keck School of Medicine of USC to focus on Hispanic patients with NAFLD in multi-omics study

The Keck School of Medicine of USC has received funding from the National Institutes of Health as part of a five-year, $50.3 million "multi-omics" study of human health and disease involving six sites.

26 Sep 2023

Indoor air pollution from cooking fuels linked to developmental delays in children

Just about everyone knows that cigarette smoke is bad for babies. Should cooking fuels like natural gas, propane and wood be viewed similarly when used indoors?

26 Sep 2023

Do stroke and hypertension mediate associations between exposure to air pollutants and dementia?

Whether stroke or hypertension modifies or mediates the relationship between particulate matter exposure and dementia.

25 Sep 2023

Renowned experts comprehensively review how climate change occurs and increases risk of cardiovascular disease

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 health of the 21st century.

21 Sep 2023

Occupational exposure to reinforced concrete production is associated with adverse respiratory health

The exposure to fine particulate matter (PM) in reinforced concrete production.

21 Sep 2023

Does arsenic exposure cause mortality due to cancer, diabetes, Alzheimer's and congenital anomalies?

The association between arsenic exposure due to groundwater contamination and mortality rates.

21 Sep 2023

Air Pollution News and Research

Is obesity an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease?

25-year Swedish study reveals link between road traffic pollution and increased mortality risk

New study identifies regional hotspots for Parkinson's disease

Extreme heat set to double, or even triple, heart-related deaths by mid-century, study warns

Affordable air quality monitoring reveals rural children's exposure to harmful particulate matter

Reducing air pollution associated with lower risk of all-cause dementia and Alzheimer's disease

Calling on world leaders to recognize climate change and biodiversity loss as one indivisible global health emergency

Greenspace exposure has positive impact on telomere length, study finds

Air pollution linked to increased breast cancer risk in women

Traffic air pollution linked to serious neonatal complications

Ethnicity and the effect of potentially modifiable risk factors on dementia

Parkinson's disease-related neuronal death more likely to occur at night

The fight against cancer: a comprehensive assessment of preventable and treatable cases

Short-term exposure to air pollution may increase stroke risk

Keck School of Medicine of USC to focus on Hispanic patients with NAFLD in multi-omics study

Indoor air pollution from cooking fuels linked to developmental delays in children

Do stroke and hypertension mediate associations between exposure to air pollutants and dementia?

Renowned experts comprehensively review how climate change occurs and increases risk of cardiovascular disease

Occupational exposure to reinforced concrete production is associated with adverse respiratory health

Does arsenic exposure cause mortality due to cancer, diabetes, Alzheimer's and congenital anomalies?

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Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

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