September 7 is the International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies. Each year, an estimated seven million people around the world are killed by effects from air pollution, which include cancer, strokes, ...

Air pollution does not announce itself. It does not erupt like a pandemic or dominate headlines with sudden violence. It ...

Posters presented at the CHEST 2024 annual meeting demonstrated air pollution's role in lung impairment and disease, highlighting the urgent need for providers to address the escalating impacts of ...

Air pollution is associated with increased migraine activity, according to a study published on April 15, 2026, in Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. Both short-term ...

A United Nations special rapporteur warned Friday that air pollution is contributing to widespread human rights violations worldwide, calling on governments to take urgent action to reduce pollution ...

Policy implications Overall, the study suggests that air pollution exposure, both during pregnancy and early childhood, can have lasting effects on the brain's white matter. "Even if the size of the ...

An international study published across 34 countries shows that the biological age of the brain can be accelerated or delayed by environmental risk (air pollution, public housing conditions) and ...

I grew up in rural Colorado, deep in the mountains, and I can still remember the first time I visited Denver in the early 2000s. The city sits on the plain, skyscrapers rising and buildings extending ...

Living near trees and parks may help protect unborn babies from some of the harmful effects of outdoor air pollution during pregnancy, according to a new systematic review from Curtin University. The ...