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Air pollution linked with blood pressure in London teens

Air pollution linked with blood pressure in London teens

Hannah Steiner March 05, 2023

Associations between pollutant levels and blood pressure were stronger for girls than boys in study.

Children's lung capacity improved in cleaner air

Children's lung capacity improved in cleaner air

Hannah Steiner February 27, 2023

In general, air pollution was around 40 per cent lower in Stockholm between 2016 and 2019 than it was between....

Traffic pollution impairs brain function

Traffic pollution impairs brain function

Hannah Steiner February 14, 2023

First-in-the-world study suggests that even brief exposure to air pollution has rapid impacts on the brain.

Air pollution increase visible through the paintings of 19th-century artists

Air pollution increase visible through the paintings of 19th-century artists

Debbie Banks February 05, 2023

The works of Turner and Monet carry quantifiable clues to air pollution levels during the Industrial Revolution.

UN report: Climate pollution reductions 'highly inadequate'

UN report: Climate pollution reductions 'highly inadequate'

Hannah Steiner October 27, 2022

The world is weaning itself from fossil fuels too slowly, the report and experts said.

Air pollution particles can reach fetuses' developing organs: study

Air pollution particles can reach fetuses' developing organs: study

Hannah Steiner October 09, 2022

New research has revealed that fetuses can have black carbon particles in their developing organs as a result of air....

Four ways the planetary crisis is impacting mental health

Four ways the planetary crisis is impacting mental health

Hannah Steiner October 08, 2022

According to WHO, air quality is among the many environmental, social and economic determinants of mental health.

Air pollution activates dormant cancer genes in non-smokers, reveals a breakthrough study

Air pollution activates dormant cancer genes in non-smokers, reveals a breakthrough study

Hannah Steiner September 11, 2022

Fine particulates in polluted air activated the dormant, pre-existing cancer genes in the lungs of an individual which were inflamed....