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COVID-19 guidance in Sweden could have reduced people's risks of heart attack, indicates study

A new study suggests that COVID-19 guidance in Sweden may have reduced people's risks of having a heart attack.

4 Dec 2020

Particulate matter levels can play a significant role in SARS-CoV-2 transmission

A new study has found that particulate matter (PM) plays a role in providing surfaces for SARS-CoV-2 transmission and interaction, enabling fomite transmission through deposition.

2 Dec 2020

Frequent peak air pollution exposure associated with reduced test scores for third graders

Fine particulate matter (PM2.5), the tiny particles responsible for hazy air pollution, are detrimental to children's health even inside the classroom. Mounting evidence has linked chronic exposure with poor academic performance in K-12 students.

1 Dec 2020

Research suggests importance of vitamin D for good health in the context of COVID-19

A researcher at the UNC Nutrition Research Institute, University of North Carolina revealed that avoiding vitamin D deficiency may help reduce the risk of severe COVID-19.

29 Nov 2020

Used light-duty vehicles add to Africa's air pollution

Used light-duty vehicles imported from wealthy countries are adding to Africa's air pollution woes, a global overview of the small vehicle export market has found.

25 Nov 2020

Researchers suggest new indicator for measuring health impacts of air pollution

Researchers from IRD, the CNRS and UGA took part in a European study of sources of fine particulate matter that are harmful to health, coordinated by the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI, Switzerland).

25 Nov 2020

Disproportionate COVID-19 mortality in England linked to non-white ethnicity and poverty

In a paper published on the preprint server medRxiv, researchers from various departments of Imperial College London, UK, discuss how they analyzed mortality data of individuals 40 years and above in local communities in England to determine local variations in increased mortality during the first wave of the pandemic – between 1 March and 31 May 2020 - and to identify the community factors associated with these mortality patterns.

24 Nov 2020

Air quality could influence the virulence of COVID-19 disease

The correlation between the high concentration of fine particles and the severity of influenza waves is well known to epidemiologists.

24 Nov 2020

Study sheds new light on impact of COVID-19 in pediatric population

In the most comprehensive analysis to date of U.S. children tested and treated for COVID-19, an organization representing seven of the nation's largest pediatric medical centers reports that some groups of children are faring significantly worse than children in general during the pandemic.

24 Nov 2020

Move to ban sales of new petrol and diesel cars could benefit the health of professional drivers

As the Government announced today it will bring forward a ban on sales of new petrol and diesel cars by five years to 2030, new research shows professional drivers would benefit from improvements to their respiratory health, reducing their risks of cancers caused by their work.

20 Nov 2020

Researchers assess types of disease and economic harm from Utah's air pollution

Air pollution has been a problem in Utah since before the territory was officially recognized as a state. The mountain valleys of this high elevation region are particularly vulnerable to the buildup of air pollution from vehicles, household heating, and power production.

19 Nov 2020

How weather affects SARS-CoV-2 transmission: A US-based case study

How changes in the weather affect severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has been the topic of several studies. The preoccupation of researchers with this aspect of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic follows from observations that the flu virus and other coronaviruses follow seasonal patterns. Understanding how SARS-CoV-2’s transmissibility is affected by seasonal changes can thus help us to develop more informed preventative measures against its spread.

18 Nov 2020

Study shows how air pollution exposures affect mental health in older people

In a study of women aged 80 years and older, living in locations with higher exposures to air pollution was associated with increased depressive symptoms.

18 Nov 2020

Air pollution associated with increased brain shrinkage

A new study has revealed a link between high levels of air pollution and brain shrinkage, a characteristic of Alzheimer's disease.

18 Nov 2020

People positively view science and scientists but do not take them seriously in current pandemic

Science and scientists are being viewed more positively by people across the Asia-Pacific, Europe, the US and other regions and countries as the COVID-19 pandemic peaks. Yet, ironically, despite the positive perception, people do not take them seriously enough.

18 Nov 2020

Conservation of tropical peatlands could reduce the likelihood of new zoonotic diseases

Conservation of tropical peatlands could reduce the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and the likelihood of new diseases jumping from animals to humans, researchers say.

17 Nov 2020

Professional drivers regularly exposed to hazardous levels of diesel emissions, study finds

While taxi drivers wearing face masks have become a common sight in our cities, new research shows there’s a longer-standing threat to the health of professional drivers than coronavirus.

16 Nov 2020

Exposure to air pollution during fetal period, early life linked with higher blood pressure

Exposure to an urban environment characterized by high levels of air pollution and noise in areas with a high building density during the fetal period and in early childhood may contribute to higher blood pressure.

12 Nov 2020

New series of recommendations to solve the problem of global inactivity

From increasing physical activity in schools and workplaces to investing in active urban design – a researcher at the University of East Anglia has helped design a series of recommendations to help get people moving worldwide.

10 Nov 2020

Exposure to higher ozone concentrations is linked to higher risk of cardiac arrest

Exposure to higher ozone concentrations in the air is significantly associated with a higher risk of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), according to preliminary research to be presented at the American Heart Association's Resuscitation Science Symposium 2020.

9 Nov 2020

Air Pollution News and Research

COVID-19 guidance in Sweden could have reduced people's risks of heart attack, indicates study

Particulate matter levels can play a significant role in SARS-CoV-2 transmission

Frequent peak air pollution exposure associated with reduced test scores for third graders

Research suggests importance of vitamin D for good health in the context of COVID-19

Used light-duty vehicles add to Africa's air pollution

Researchers suggest new indicator for measuring health impacts of air pollution

Disproportionate COVID-19 mortality in England linked to non-white ethnicity and poverty

Air quality could influence the virulence of COVID-19 disease

Study sheds new light on impact of COVID-19 in pediatric population

Move to ban sales of new petrol and diesel cars could benefit the health of professional drivers

Researchers assess types of disease and economic harm from Utah's air pollution

How weather affects SARS-CoV-2 transmission: A US-based case study

Study shows how air pollution exposures affect mental health in older people

Air pollution associated with increased brain shrinkage

People positively view science and scientists but do not take them seriously in current pandemic

Conservation of tropical peatlands could reduce the likelihood of new zoonotic diseases

Professional drivers regularly exposed to hazardous levels of diesel emissions, study finds

Exposure to air pollution during fetal period, early life linked with higher blood pressure

New series of recommendations to solve the problem of global inactivity

Exposure to higher ozone concentrations is linked to higher risk of cardiac arrest

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

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