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Neighborhood ‘redlining’ may increase risk of cardiovascular diseases

The historical discriminatory housing policies known as "redlining" are associated with heart disease and related risk factors today in impacted neighborhoods, more than 60 years after they were banned, according to a study published today in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

4 Jul 2022

Volatile organic compounds from breath, sweat, tears can act as fingerprints of thousands of diseases

Scientists are working on diagnostic techniques that could sniff out chemical compounds from breath, sweat, tears and other bodily emissions and that act as fingerprints of thousands of diseases.

30 Jun 2022

Study quantifies the cardiovascular risk posed by specific environmental exposures

A new study from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai quantifies the cardiovascular risk posed by exposure to specific environmental factors, showing, for example, that air pollution heightens the risk of heart disease mortality by 17 percent.

24 Jun 2022

Environmental factors are highly predictive of people's risk of death, study shows

Along with high blood pressure, diabetes, and smoking, environmental factors such as air pollution are highly predictive of people's chances of dying, especially from heart attack and stroke, a new study shows.

24 Jun 2022

Light exposure at night linked to obesity, hypertension and diabetes among older adults

In a sample of older men and women ages 63 to 84, those who were exposed to any amount of light while sleeping at night were significantly more likely to be obese, and have high blood pressure and diabetes compared to adults who were not exposed to any light during the night, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study.

22 Jun 2022

Using air filters at home can reduce negative impacts of air pollution on children's brain development

A new study finds that having a portable air cleaner in the home can reduce the negative impacts of air pollution on brain development in children.

22 Jun 2022

Rensselaer researchers develop a way to make N95 face masks as germ killers

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute researchers have developed an accessible way to make N95 face masks not only effective barriers to germs, but on-contact germ killers.

21 Jun 2022

Agricultural soil emissions impact population health and climate

Agricultural pollution comes from the prairie, but its economic impact on humans is a problem for cities.

21 Jun 2022

Scientists discover a direct pathway for transport of inhaled fine particles from lungs to the brain

Breathing in polluted air could lead to toxic particles being transported from lungs to brain, via the bloodstream – potentially contributing to brain disorders and neurological damage, a new study reveals.

20 Jun 2022

People living in South Asia could lose about five years of life expectancy to air pollution

People living in South Asia could lose about five years of their lives on average unless air quality improves to WHO-prescribed levels, according to a new assessment.

16 Jun 2022

It’s hot outside — and that’s bad news for children’s health

Heat waves are getting hotter and becoming more frequent because of rising rates of air pollution, putting children's health at risk, a wide-ranging new report finds.

16 Jun 2022

Stanford researcher outlines pollution and climate change threats to children's health

Horror stories of children trapped in hot cars make headlines, but air pollution and impacts from a changing climate are more constant threats.

15 Jun 2022

Air pollution exposure associated with cardiovascular events among US hemodialysis patients

In a study published in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases (AJKD), researchers found that US adults receiving hemodialysis with higher levels of air pollution exposure have more heart attacks and strokes compared to those with low levels of exposure; strongest associations of air pollution exposure with cardiovascular events were noted among patients who were Asian, older, or had chronic lung disease at dialysis initiation.

14 Jun 2022

Social stress factors have a direct impact on cellular mechanisms that drive deadly breast cancer

Chronically stressful conditions of daily life such as racism, pollution and poverty have a direct impact on the cellular mechanisms that drive lethal, invasive forms of breast cancer, according to a study led by Duke Cancer Institute researchers.

13 Jun 2022

Long-term exposure to air pollution associated with greater risk of severe COVID-19

Long-term exposure to air pollution is linked to a greater risk of severe COVID-19, new research being presented at Euroanaesthesia, the annual meeting of the European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care (ESAIC) in Milan, Italy (4-6 June), finds.

6 Jun 2022

NIH sponsors the trial of monoclonal antibody to prevent asthma exacerbations in urban youth

The National Institutes of Health has launched a clinical trial testing whether a monoclonal antibody, dupilumab, can reduce asthma attacks and improve lung function and asthma symptoms in children with poorly controlled allergic asthma who live in low-income urban neighborhoods.

2 Jun 2022

Study: Pregnant women’s exposure to chemicals increased considerably in the last decade

Pregnant women’s exposures to chemicals increased considerably in the last decade, according to a recently published study.

1 Jun 2022

Exposure to traffic-related air pollutants linked with pregnancy complications

A new study in mice by UCLA scientists reveals how exposure to traffic-related air pollutants causes cellular changes in the placenta that can lead to pregnancy complications and affect the health of both mother and offspring.

31 May 2022

Study finds long-term exposure to common air pollutants is associated with COVID-19 severity

Researchers evaluate the relationship between long-term exposure to three common air pollutants and key indicators of COVID-19 severity.

30 May 2022

Size of air pollution particles may affect a person's risk of dying from stroke, study finds

Living in areas with higher air pollution is associated with an increased risk of in-hospital death from stroke, and the risk varies depending on the size of the air pollution particles, according to a new study published in the May 25, 2022, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

25 May 2022

Pollution News and Research

Latest Pollution News and Research

Neighborhood ‘redlining’ may increase risk of cardiovascular diseases

Volatile organic compounds from breath, sweat, tears can act as fingerprints of thousands of diseases

Study quantifies the cardiovascular risk posed by specific environmental exposures

Environmental factors are highly predictive of people's risk of death, study shows

Light exposure at night linked to obesity, hypertension and diabetes among older adults

Using air filters at home can reduce negative impacts of air pollution on children's brain development

Rensselaer researchers develop a way to make N95 face masks as germ killers

Agricultural soil emissions impact population health and climate

Scientists discover a direct pathway for transport of inhaled fine particles from lungs to the brain

People living in South Asia could lose about five years of life expectancy to air pollution

It’s hot outside — and that’s bad news for children’s health

Stanford researcher outlines pollution and climate change threats to children's health

Air pollution exposure associated with cardiovascular events among US hemodialysis patients

Social stress factors have a direct impact on cellular mechanisms that drive deadly breast cancer

Long-term exposure to air pollution associated with greater risk of severe COVID-19

NIH sponsors the trial of monoclonal antibody to prevent asthma exacerbations in urban youth

Study: Pregnant women’s exposure to chemicals increased considerably in the last decade

Exposure to traffic-related air pollutants linked with pregnancy complications

Study finds long-term exposure to common air pollutants is associated with COVID-19 severity

Size of air pollution particles may affect a person's risk of dying from stroke, study finds

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