Researchers At UC Merced Studying The Link Between Air Pollution And Dementia

by Air Quality News | May 21, 2025 | Headlines

ABC30 | 21 May 2025 | Researchers at UC Merced, in collaboration with Johns Hopkins and Georgia Tech, are investigating how PM2.5 air pollution in California’s Central Valley may contribute to dementia. Funded by a $2.2 million NIH grant, the study will analyze brain...

Changes In BMI During Adolescence May Explain Link Between Air Pollution Exposure And Insulin Resistance

by Air Quality News | May 21, 2025 | Headlines

Medical Xpress | 21 May 2025 | A new study from the Keck School of Medicine of USC, published in JAMA Network Open, finds that early exposure to traffic-related air pollution—specifically nitrogen oxides—leads to increased BMI growth in adolescence, which...

Association Between Air Pollution, Neighborhood Opportunity, And Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Admissions In Acute Respiratory Illness

by Air Quality News | May 21, 2025 | Headlines

The Journal of Pediatrics | 21 May 2025 | A recent study published in The Journal of Pediatrics found that children living in areas with higher levels of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and lower neighborhood opportunity scores had increased odds of requiring...

Air Quality Affects Early Childhood Development And Health

by Air Quality News | May 21, 2025 | Headlines

Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University | 21 May 2025 | A new working paper from the Early Childhood Scientific Council on Equity and the Environment underscores how indoor air pollution significantly affects fetal and early childhood development,...

Co-Benefits Of Wind And Solar Power Deployments For Air Pollutants And Carbon Emissions Reduction In Guangdong Province Of China

by Air Quality News | May 20, 2025 | Headlines

ScienceDirect.com | 20 May 2025 | A 2022 study in Guangdong Province, China, found that wind and solar power deployment reduced both air pollutants and CO₂ emissions, improving air quality and avoiding an estimated 388 premature deaths, valued at $268 million in...

Air Pollution May Worsen Bone Health In Postmenopausal Women

by Air Quality News | May 20, 2025 | Headlines

Clinical Advisor | 20 May 2025 | A study led by Dr. Diddier Prada at Mount Sinai found that long-term exposure to air pollutants like nitrogen oxide, nitrogen dioxide, and sulfur dioxide is linked to metabolomic changes that may accelerate bone loss in postmenopausal...