People's ability to interpret emotions or focus on performing a task is reduced by short-term exposure to particulate matter (PM) air pollution, potentially making everyday activities, such as the ...

Air pollution is linked to the daily deaths of over 100 children under five in East Asia and the Pacific, according to a ...

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 ...

(AP Photo/Jerry Harmer) Commuters wear face masks to protect themselves from air pollution at a skytrain station in Bangkok, Thailand, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit) Commuters wear ...

Air pollution kills 100 children younger than age five every day in East Asia and the Pacific, The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said in a new report on Thursday. Air pollution, the “silent ...

Economic Survey 2024-25: Read live updates here The Economic Survey recognises air pollution as a major concern for north India, especially for people in the Delhi NCR region where unhealthy air ...

Last year, the Environmental Protection Agency requested a significant budget increase in part to issue scores of hazardous air pollution rules and fulfill its obligations under the Clean Air Act.

Wildfires contribute to harmful fine particle pollution, which is at levels bad for human health in the area even before the wildfires. The American Lung Association’s State of the Air report ...

Every major class of brain cell is affected, says Finch. If the culprit is inflammation, that could explain why air pollution is a risk factor for multiple diseases. Inflammation is associated ...

Human exposure to air pollution, worsened by seasonal fog, poses significant health threats, leading to premature deaths and diseases. Recent research links long-term exposure to neurodegenerative ...

Air Pollution: By understanding these impacts, individuals can prioritise measures to reduce exposure Long-term exposure to air pollution can have profound and wide-ranging effects on human health.

BANGKOK (AP) — Thai authorities have made travel by public transport in Bangkok free for a week starting Saturday, the latest tactic to try to tackle soaring levels of air pollution that have ...