Each fire’s impact could depend on what was burning, for how long, and levels of public awareness, researchers hypothesize.

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It is hard to believe that inside your homes, where you are living, the air might be as, if not more so, polluted than ...

Study reveals alarming impact of even brief exposure to air pollution on our brains - Air pollution can impair cognitive ...

Air pollution has been studied as a major risk factor for neurological diseases, including Alzheimer’s and dementia, where ...

People’s ability to interpret emotions or focus on performing a task is reduced by short-term exposure to particulate matter ...

We've all heard how air pollution harms our heart and lung health, but now, new research reveals it's affecting our brains ...

Exposure to traffic-related air pollution could harm the liver and potentially increase the likelihood of developing fatty ...

Researchers say that long-term exposure to high levels of air pollution, particularly wildfire smoke, is linked to dementia.

Scientists discovered that even a few hours of exposure to air pollution reduces focus, makes emotions harder to read, and weakens selective attention. These cognitive impairments could impact daily ...

Struggling to concentrate? It might be air pollution, study finds - Even brief exposure to particulate matter may impair a ...