Air pollution is even more dangerous than previously thought, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned, as it slashes maximum safe levels of key pollutants such nitrogen dioxide. An ...

The article, "Air Pollution Exposure and Head and Neck Cancer Incidence," is the work of a multi-institutional collaboration with researchers from Wayne State University, Johns Hopkins University and ...

A recent study published in the journal Scientific Reports correlates higher levels of pollutant particulate matter to higher occurrences of head and neck aerodigestive cancer.

"The research suggests that individuals with genetic predisposition to ASD may be more vulnerable to the harmful effects of ...

Economic losses were in the billions. Pollution takes many forms in India, including the use of poorly-ventilated stoves and open fires for cooking inside dwellings. Photo by Mark Katzman. Air ...

Boston College’s Global Observatory on Planetary Health is first to reveal town-by-town pollution levels and health impacts, including 2,780 deaths in 2019 Air pollution remains a silent killer in ...

8, 2024 — As air temperatures stay elevated through fall ... Researchers who previously demonstrated a cooling ... Plastics Pollution Worsen the Impacts of All Planetary Boundaries Nov. 7 ...

For the first time in the UK - and possibly the world - air pollution has been recognised as a cause of a person's death. But was the ruling just a one-off? And what does it mean for others?

The Biden administration issued a new fee on climate-warming methane pollution, but the EPA regulation faces an uncertain ...

The study found links particularly between air pollution and cases of trauma, breathing difficulties and skin conditions. The research was presented by Dr. Andrea Rossetto an emergency medicine ...

In its 2024 State of the Air report, the American Lung Association named Wayne County one of the “worst places to live” in ...

Dr. Rossetto said, "We know that air pollution is damaging for health, especially in terms of breathing and lung diseases, and this is likely to have an impact on our health services.