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Air pollution linked to higher dementia rates

In a recent article published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ), researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health presented the findings of a systematic review and meta-analysis that showed a link between air pollutants, especially particulate matter 2.5 (PM2.5) and clinical dementia. PM2.5 are fine air particles/droplets two and one-half microns or less in width.

9 Apr 2023

Can environmental pollutants alter body composition?

Researchers assessed the impact of environmental pollutants on body composition.

7 Apr 2023

Higher exposure to fine particulate pollution may raise dementia risk

Exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) air pollution is linked to a heightened risk of dementia, even at levels below current US, UK and European air quality standards, finds research published by The BMJ.

6 Apr 2023

Air pollution associated with increased risk of developing dementia

Exposure to fine particulate air pollutants (PM2.5) may increase the risk of developing dementia, according to a new meta-analysis from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

6 Apr 2023

Antioxidant supplementation shows potential to improve male fertility

A new study discusses the benefits of antioxidant supplementation on male fertility.

4 Apr 2023

Healthy sleep pattern may help offset asthma risk regardless of genetic susceptibility

Poor quality sleep may bolster a person's genetic susceptibility to asthma, potentially doubling their risk of being diagnosed with the condition, suggests a large UK Biobank study, published in the open access journal BMJ Open Respiratory Research.

4 Apr 2023

Plastic waste's 'plastisphere' could harbor and spread eukaryotic pathogens

A recent study reviews the potential for helminth, fungal, and protozoan pathogens to associate with plastisphere.

3 Apr 2023

Naturally occurring lithium in drinking water could be an environmental risk factor for autism

Pregnant women whose household tap water had higher levels of lithium had a moderately higher risk of their offspring being diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, according to a new study led by a UCLA Health researcher.

3 Apr 2023

Hypertension in childhood often leads to high blood pressure in adulthood

High blood pressure in children is not uncommon, and research shows it may lead to high blood pressure in adulthood, as well as problems with the heart, blood vessels and kidneys, according to a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association published today in the Association's Hypertension journal.

30 Mar 2023

Grenova wins 2023 Gold Governor’s Environmental Excellence Award

Grenova, the laboratory industry’s only patented technology for washing and reusing plastic consumables, announced that it has been named a gold winner of the 2023 Governor’s Environmental Excellence Award.

From Grenova 30 Mar 2023

Blacks and low-income Americans may reap the most benefits from stronger rules for air pollution

Stronger regulations lowering levels of fine particulate air pollutants (PM2.5) would benefit the health of all Americans, but Black Americans and low-income Americans would likely reap the most benefits, including a lower risk of premature death, according to a new study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

24 Mar 2023

Zoonotic agent Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae caused mass mortality of harbor porpoises

In a recent article published in the Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal, researchers in the Netherlands described a mortality event that killed hundreds of harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena), a small cetacean, along the Netherlands coastline, in August 2021.

22 Mar 2023

£18.5 million in UK funding to provide safe, reliable water supply and sanitation services in Asia and Africa

Speaking at the first UN High-Level Conference on Water in 40 years, UK Climate and Environment Minister, Lord Goldsmith announced new support to improve the quality of water supply, and sanitation and hygiene services in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa.

22 Mar 2023

Scientists assess the benefits offered by forests, trees and green spaces for human health

The global scientific evidence of the multiple types of benefits that forests, trees and green spaces have on human health has now been assessed by an international and interdisciplinary team of scientists.

21 Mar 2023

What role does dysbiosis play in Parkinson's disease?

The current study, published in the journal Revue Neurologique, is based on the hypothesis that dysbiosis, or unhealthy variations in the gut and oral microbiota, is a key component of PD pathogenesis.

19 Mar 2023

Common dry cleaning chemical may be an invisible cause of Parkinson's

A common and widely used chemical may be fueling the rise of the world's fastest-growing brain condition – Parkinson's disease.

14 Mar 2023

ESC Preventive Cardiology 2023 puts spotlight on heart disease prevention strategies

Get ready for practice-changing science at ESC Preventive Cardiology 2023, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology.

14 Mar 2023

Study: Black patients with pulmonary fibrosis are younger than Hispanic and white counterparts

Pulmonary fibrosis is a devastating disease characterized by progressive scarring in the lungs, killing up to half of patients within five years of a diagnosis.

10 Mar 2023

Weaponizing microbes to stave off conflicts across the globe

Microorganisms should be 'weaponized' to stave off conflicts across the globe, according to a team of eminent microbiologists.

10 Mar 2023

Ozone pollution associated with increase in hospital admissions for heart attack, heart failure and stroke

The first evidence that exceeding the World Health Organization ozone limit is associated with substantial increases in hospital admissions for heart attack, heart failure and stroke is published today in European Heart Journal, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology.

10 Mar 2023

Pollution News and Research

Latest Pollution News and Research

Air pollution linked to higher dementia rates

Can environmental pollutants alter body composition?

Higher exposure to fine particulate pollution may raise dementia risk

Air pollution associated with increased risk of developing dementia

Antioxidant supplementation shows potential to improve male fertility

Healthy sleep pattern may help offset asthma risk regardless of genetic susceptibility

Plastic waste's 'plastisphere' could harbor and spread eukaryotic pathogens

Naturally occurring lithium in drinking water could be an environmental risk factor for autism

Hypertension in childhood often leads to high blood pressure in adulthood

Grenova wins 2023 Gold Governor’s Environmental Excellence Award

Blacks and low-income Americans may reap the most benefits from stronger rules for air pollution

Zoonotic agent Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae caused mass mortality of harbor porpoises

£18.5 million in UK funding to provide safe, reliable water supply and sanitation services in Asia and Africa

Scientists assess the benefits offered by forests, trees and green spaces for human health

What role does dysbiosis play in Parkinson's disease?

Common dry cleaning chemical may be an invisible cause of Parkinson's

ESC Preventive Cardiology 2023 puts spotlight on heart disease prevention strategies

Study: Black patients with pulmonary fibrosis are younger than Hispanic and white counterparts

Weaponizing microbes to stave off conflicts across the globe

Ozone pollution associated with increase in hospital admissions for heart attack, heart failure and stroke

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Pollution News and Research

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