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 ...

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

Improved computer models shed light on how reducing sulphur emissions will inadvertently release methane from wetlands.

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

Jan. 31, 2025 — Low levels of traffic-related air pollution harms the liver and may raise the risk of metabolic-associated fatty liver disease, a new study in mice ... Wildfire Smoke Can Carry ...

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

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

Have you ever thought air pollution has adverse effect that’s beyond respiratory issues? Yes, it does and this time this ...

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

One of the most concerning aspects of the study is that the link between air pollution and lung infections was observed even ...