This cross-sectional study of 300 school-aged girls in Tehran found that higher air pollution exposure was consistently ...

Air pollution may seem like a daily nuisance, but exposure during pregnancy and early childhood can have lasting effects.

Indoor air pollution poses a greater risk to children than adults due to their developing lungs and faster breathing rate.

More than 131 million people live in places with unhealthy air quality, according to the American Lung Association's 2024 State of Air report. This is an increase of 11.7 million people from the ...

The prenatal period is a critical window for brain development, yet few studies have examined the impact of air pollution ...

Elevated fine particulate matter and nitrogen dioxide exposure in the early to middle weeks of pregnancy had links to lower lung function measures in offspring aged 8 to 14 years, according to results ...

On New Year's Day, several people messaged me to ask if I had noticed how bad the air quality was in Phoenix after the previous night's firework celebrations. It was plain to see that day. Particulate ...

Studies have shown that exposure to PM2.5 can cause temporary vascular and blood pressure responses in young individuals, ...

I grew up in rural Colorado, deep in the mountains, and I can still remember the first time I visited Denver in the early ...

Polluted air causes an estimated 7 million deaths worldwide each year, according to the World Health Organization. Much of ...