Emerging studies link air pollution especially fine particulate matter to increased risk of brain tumors, aneurysm rupture, and altered brain development in children, raising major concerns for global ...

Exposure to air pollution, other contaminants and traditional herbal medicines may be contributing to the development of lung cancer in people who have little or no history of smoking, a new study ...

An international study found that air pollution leads to more cancer-related genetic changes than secondhand smoke.

Children exposed to pollution from fires show health effects, UC Davis researchers suggest. (Getty Images) New research linking air pollution data from federal monitors in the Sacramento area of ...

When The Hollies sang, “The Air That I Breathe,” they didn’t mention toxic air pollution particles. But unfortunately that’s what many pregnant mothers may breathe in these days given how ...

Chronic exposure to fine particulate air pollutants (PM2.5) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) may increase non-lung cancer risk in older adults, according to new research. In a cohort study of millions ...

Chronic exposure to fine particulate air pollutants (PM2.5) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) may increase non-lung cancer risk in older adults, according to a study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of ...

Universal Images Group via Getty Images. While most people associate air pollution with the lungs, two recently-published reports have highlighted the impact it can also have on the mind and ...

Fine particulate matter pollution in outdoor air often originates from the combustion of gasoline, oil, diesel fuel, or wood, and consists of tiny particles that can be inhaled deeply into the lungs.

The magnitude of the observed effects of air pollution on the growth in lung function during this age interval was similar to those that have been reported for exposure to maternal smoking 17,18 ...

It substantially reduced air pollution, according to research by NASA. Yet it appears that the reduction in particulate matter is also letting more solar radiation in, contributing to global warming.