INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF LUNG CANCER IMAGE: RENELLE MYERS, BC CANCER, IN VANCOUVER, B.C. CREDIT: RENELLE MYERS, BC CANCER, IN VANCOUVER, B.C. (Vienna—August 9, 2022, 10:10 a.m. CEST)– Researchers from Vancouver, British Columbia examine the effect of duration of past exposure to air pollution with lung cancer diagnosis. In 2013, the International Agency...
BMJ Long term exposure to air pollution is linked to a heightened risk of autoimmune disease, particularly rheumatoid arthritis, connective tissue and inflammatory bowel diseases, finds research published online in the open access journal RMD Open. Environmental air pollution from vehicle exhaust and industrial output can trigger adaptive immunity–whereby the body reacts to a specific disease-causing...
Exclusive: research finds small rise in exposure to air pollution leads to higher risk of needing treatment An orange sky over the City of London. Levels of air pollution in London have fallen in recent years. Photograph: Michael Heath/AlamyDamian Carrington Environment editor@dpcarringtonFri 27 Aug 2021 07.26 EDT Exposure to air pollution is linked to an increased severity of mental...
by University of Washington Ten-year average PM2.5 exposure predictions based on 2000–2009 data and smoothed to broadly represent pollution differences in the Puget Sound region. Shaded circles indicate study participant addresses. Credit: Magali Blanco/University of Washington Using data from two large, long-running study projects in the Puget Sound region—one that began in the late 1970s measuring...
by Waun’shae Blount, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Graphic showing the relative size of PM2.5 particulate matter. A new Johns Hopkins Medicine study shows long-term exposure to air pollution with PM2.5 may lead to loss of smell. Credit: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency The loss of smell, a condition known as anosmia, can severely impact a...
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY’S MAILMAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH Exposure to air pollution, even over the course of just a few weeks, can impede mental performance, according to a new study led by researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. However, these adverse effects were lessened in people taking nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) like aspirin. The study...
by King’s College London Researchers at King’s College London, Imperial College London and University of Leicester have found first UK evidence that adults exposed to high levels of traffic-related air pollution are more likely to experience mental disorders. The study is funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Maudsley Biomedical Research Center (BRC) and...
BARCELONA INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL HEALTH (ISGLOBAL) Some of the effects of air pollution on health are well documented -lung cancer, stroke, respiratory diseases, and a long etcetera- but for others there is less scientific evidence. Such is the case of bone health: there are only a few studies and results are inconclusive. Now, a study...
by University of Washington Air pollution—especially ozone air pollution which is increasing with climate change—accelerates the progression of emphysema of the lung, according to a new study led by the University of Washington, Columbia University and the University at Buffalo. While previous studies have shown a clear connection of air pollutants with some heart and...
Ambient air pollution is the largest environmental health problem in the United States and in the world more generally. Fine particulate matter smaller than 2.5 millionths of a meter, known as PM2.5, was the fifth-leading cause of death in the world in 2015, factoring in approximately 4.1 million global deaths annually. In the United States,...
