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

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

Air pollution harms cognitive functions by damaging brain cells, reducing oxygen flow, and increasing inflammation, leading ...

In 2020, strict rules were put in place to slash cargo-ship emissions. Five years on, it appears to have been less than ...

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

A new study finds that short-term air pollution exposure harms brain function, reducing focus and emotion recognition.

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 ...

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

Dementia risk has been linked to air pollution exposure — particularly PM2.5 exposure — through a growing body of medical research.

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

Long-term exposure to PM2.5, PM10, NO2 and ozone (O3) air pollution is associated with more hospital admissions for lower respiratory tract infections in adults.