Air pollution has been convincingly linked to respiratory illnesses, while run-off from industries has not only diminished ...

A new study is linking air pollution to the global amount of antibiotic resistance, when medicines used to treat bacterial infections become less effective. Scientists found a connection between the ...

Air Pollution: Pollution is currently wreaking havoc across the world. Now, a new disease caused by it has been discovered. Let us tell you what diseases it causes and how dangerous they are. Effects ...

Researchers argue that exposure to fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5) may affect cognitive function and intelligence, potentially causing large population-level losses in global IQ. Using ...

During the Utah winters, you can step outside and see a hazy cloud hovering over the valley. Contaminants or chemicals in the air come from a mix of human and natural sources and can harm our health.

Air pollution harms the lungs, heart and brain in India. Learn the main sources, who is at risk, health effects, and ...

Previous reports have linked long-term air pollution exposure with accumulation of Alzheimer's disease-related brain plaques, but this is the first accumulated evidence that reducing pollution, ...

After losing my kidney to cancer, I made a disturbing discovery: household air pollution might have contributed to my illness. According to researchers, plastics in our air and household items could ...

Air pollution is responsible for 8 million deaths a year globally, which is as many as tobacco. And air pollution isn't just causing lung cancer, it may cause other cancers too—including neck cancer ...

Pollution affects the whole planet, causing diseases and premature deaths all around the world. Even if you live in a seemingly green city, it still might not be 100% ecologically safe. We can try to ...

Researchers report that almost a million stillbirths are caused by air pollution this year alone. High levels of air pollutants can be a silent killer that gives short-term and long-term adverse ...

You might think of lung cancer as a "smoker's disease," but new research suggests that isn't the case at all. Instead, there are several factors that have been tied to genetic mutations which can ...