A new study found that air pollution can cause lung cancer in people who have never smoked, and can damage the organ in ...

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

View 2 Images 1 / 2. Scientists have identified how air pollution damages lung function – and ... “We found that PM 2.5 air pollutants negatively affect mucociliary clearance, ...

A new study reveals that air pollution, traditional herbal medicines and other environmental exposures are linked to genetic ...

LOS ANGELES, CA (IANS) – Early-life exposure to air pollution may have a direct effect on lung health later in life, reveals a study on Friday that underlines the need to reduce pollution.

Impact of Air Pollutants on Lung Function. One poster aimed to determine whether the joint effects of annual changes in ambient air pollutant levels are associated with lung function impairment. 4 ...

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.

Constant exposure to air pollution is a serious health concern. It doesn't just affect your lungs, it can impact nearly every organ in your body over time.

Despite improvements in air quality in past decades, 156 million Americans still breathe in too much soot or ozone, says the annual State of the Air report from the American Lung Association.

Here are three ways a possible rise in air pollutants stemming from the rollback of environmental regulations could affect Americans' health. Memory loss in Alzheimer's, brain disease ...

The Lung Association's annual "State of the Air" report looks at exposure to smog, or ground-level ozone air pollution, along with year-round and short-term spikes in soot, or particle pollution.