Air pollution from traffic may be linked to higher dementia risk
Dementia describes an overall decline in memory and other thinking skills severe enough to reduce a person's ability to perform everyday activities.
In a study...
Air pollution from cars and factories could worsen lung diseases
The health effects of air pollution are serious.
According to the World Health Organization, one-third of deaths from stroke, lung cancer, and heart disease are...
What happens if Earth loses its last remaining large animals
Are elephants important? How about rhinos? Or lions?
What happens if Earth loses its last remaining large animals?
A new study by biologist Felisa Smith at...
Environmental noise can cause inflammation, blood vessel damage
In a recent study from Massachusetts General Hospital, scientists found a mechanism through which long-term exposure to noise leads to inflammation, blood vessel damage,...
Scientists find harmful metal lead in turmeric
In two studies, researchers found processors in Bangladesh, one of the world’s predominant regions for growing turmeric, sometimes add a lead-laced chemical compound to...
Why the Salton Sea in California is turning into toxic dust
The Salton Sea, California’s most polluted inland lake, has lost a third of its water in the last 25 years.
New research has determined a...
Extreme heat and drought are driving Valley fever’s increase in California
Valley fever, also called coccidioidomycosis, is an infection caused by the fungus Coccidioides.
The fungus is known to live in the soil in the southwestern United...
Background noise may increase your risk of stroke
Background noise or ambient noise is any sound other than the sound being monitored. Background noise is a form of noise pollution or interference....
Air pollution worsens COVID-19 outcomes, even in the fully vaccinated
In a study from the Keck School of Medicine of USC, scientists found that exposure to poor air quality worsens patient outcomes in COVID-19,...
Air pollution may cause heart attack within an hour
In a study from Fudan University, scientists found exposure to air pollutants – even at levels below World Health Organization air quality guidelines –...