Rather than killing otherwise healthy people, air pollution tends to aggravate the effects of heart and lung diseases, so working out the death toll is not straightforward. People exposed to air ...

The effects of childhood exposure to poor air quality may be small for the individual, but at a population level, they could ...

Long-term exposure to high levels of air pollution may harm the brain health of older adults in England, finds a new study ...

A major study links long-term air pollution, especially sulfur dioxide, to higher depression risk, urging stronger pollution ...

Karolinska Institutet shows that air pollution and traffic noise together may pose a greater risk for stroke than either ...

Research reveals air pollution, particularly from industry and fuels, negatively affects cognitive function in older adults, ...

The rate at which the planet is warming has sped up since 2010, and now researchers say that China's efforts to clean up air ...

But how exactly does air pollution affect our health? Here’s how it can impact our lungs, heart, skin, brain and eyes… “Air pollution has both immediate and long-term impacts on health ...

A new study has found that children exposed to higher levels of air pollution in early and mid childhood have weaker connections between key brain regions. The findings highlight the potential impact ...

This week the EPA announced the rollback of a wide swath of regulations, many of which could worsen air quality. Experts say that could have implications for health.

For instance, fine particles, which are the main contributors to the health effects of air pollution, are not greenhouse gases by definition. As proof, the concept of “planetary boundaries ...

Researchers found that exposure to nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) and fine particulate matter (PM2.5) is linked to lower scores in ...