Category Archives: Medical Studies

Could more nature and less air pollution prevent ADHD?

A study tracing the early lives of roughly 30,000 children in Metro Vancouver has found lower access to green space and increased levels of air pollution lead to higher levels of ADHD The less air pollution and more green space … Continue reading

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New study identifies link between household air pollution and child pneumonia

A new study published in The Lancet Global Health involving researchers from the University of Liverpool, provides greater understanding of the impact household air pollution can have on the development of child pneumonia. Streptococcus pneumoniae (the pneumococcus) is a major … Continue reading

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Air Pollution May Trigger Psoriasis Flares

A JAMA Dermatology study found that greater exposure to air pollutants, such as carbon monoxide and fine particulate matter, were significantly associated with later psoriasis flares. Higher exposure to air pollutants may increase the risk of flare and more severe … Continue reading

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Study links air pollution, adverse ovarian function in female mice

A type of air pollution known as fine particulate matter or PM2.5, can cause loss of ovarian function in female mice, due to depleted primordial, primary and secondary follicles, according to a recent study led by Ulrike Luderer, MD, Ph.D., … Continue reading

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Even low levels of air pollution can increase heart, lung risks in older adults

Long-term exposure to air pollution, even at low levels, can increase the risk for heart and lung disease in older adults, new research shows. The study, published Monday in the American Heart Association journal Circulation, found exposure to three types … Continue reading

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Improving air quality associated with slower

Women in areas where air is getting cleaner scored up to 1.5 years younger on cognitive tests Improvements in air quality are associated with slower cognitive decline in women, according to a new study led by Diana Younan, of the … Continue reading

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Even Low Levels of Industrial Pollution Shortens Life Span of Older People

Older people are living shorter life span due to airborne contaminants produced by ‘dirty diesel’ pollution from traffic, wildfires, and other industries. Researchers argue in an in-depth study released in Health Effects Institute (HEI), that even low levels of pollution … Continue reading

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Strict COVID-19 lockdown policies helped reduce air pollution levels and death rates in Europe

Strict COVID-19 lockdown policies such as workplace closures in European cities reduced levels of air pollution and the number of associated deaths, according to new estimates published in Nature’s Scientific Reports. The research, which was funded by the European Centre … Continue reading

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