Study reveals alarming impact of even brief exposure to air pollution on our brains - Air pollution can impair cognitive ...

People’s ability to interpret emotions or focus on performing a task is reduced by short-term exposure to air pollution. The ...

People's ability to interpret emotions or focus on performing a task is reduced by short-term exposure to particulate matter ...

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

The small plastic particles are "ubiquitous" in Great Lakes water, sediment, plants, fish and beaches, an international panel ...

When the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement was passed in the 1970s, eutrophication was the big problem. Eutrophication occurs when too many nutrients enter a body of water, increasing the amount of ...

Research reveals that even low levels of air pollution significantly increase the risk of respiratory infections in adults, ...

Scientists discovered that even a few hours of exposure to air pollution reduces focus, makes emotions harder to read, and weakens selective attention. These cognitive impairments could impact daily ...

The study used a "campus-based research kitchen to bridge the gap between laboratory-based chamber experiments measuring pollution from different cooking methods and less well-controlled testing ...

The impact of air pollution on African populations is under-researched due to limited air quality data and health studies.

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 ...

"This study shows the importance of understanding the impacts of air pollution on cognitive function and the need to study the influences of different sources of pollution on brain health ...