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Jul 06, 2020

Toxic metallic air pollution nanoparticles are getting inside the crucial, energy-producing structures within the hearts of people living in polluted cities, causing cardiac stress. The study underlines the need for governments across the world to tackle ultrafine particulate pollution

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Jun 25, 2020

Data from a landmark study done by Monash University researchers in Australia raises significant concerns that even short-term exposure to low level air pollution can affect gene expression, leaving us at risk of other diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular and respiratory diseases.

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Mar 08, 2020

GI symptoms and potential fecal transmission in coronavirus patients.

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Mar 06, 2020

How communication about environmental issues can bridge the political divide - Appealing to conservatives' "moral foundation" when framing environmental issues can make them more supportive of policy changes.

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Jan 20, 2020

Adults with food insecurity are 10% to 37% more likely to die prematurely from any cause other than cancer compared to food-secure people. Premature death by infectious-parasitic diseases, and suicides was more than twice as likely for those experiencing severe versus no food insecurity.

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Jan 14, 2020

Flame retardants and pesticides overtake heavy metals as biggest contributors to IQ loss. Researchers found that IQ loss from the toxic chemicals analyzed in their study dropped from 27 million IQ points in 2001 and 2002 to 9 million IQ points in 2015 and 2016.

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Dec 30, 2019

Scientists link La Niña climate cycle to increased diarrhea

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Dec 19, 2019

Common chemical used in plastics, Bisphenol A (BPA), may be far more prevalent in humans than previously thought. According to a study of new testing method published in The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology, the number actually is an astounding 51.99 ng/ml, 44 times greater than previously thought.

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Dec 12, 2019

Fukushima: Lessons learned from a case of soil decontamination. One of the cesium isotopes (137Cs) has a half-life of 30 years, it constitutes the highest risk to the local population in the long term, in the absence of decontamination it will remain in the environment for around three centuries.

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Dec 11, 2019

Potentially toxic chemicals from LCDs in nearly half of household dust samples tested. Researchers are sounding the alarm about liquid crystal monomers--the chemical building blocks of everything from flat screen TVs to solar panels--and the potential threat they pose to humans and the environment.

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Nov 11, 2019

A new study has found a link between air pollution and changes in the corpus callosum, a region of the brain associated with neurodevelopmental disorders such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

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Jul 27, 2019

More than 60% of smokers have unsuccessfully tried to stop smoking in the past 12 months

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Jul 17, 2019

Radiation levels in some regions of the Marshall Islands in the central Pacific, where the United States conducted nuclear tests during the Cold War, are far higher than in areas affected by the Chernobyl and Fukushima nuclear disasters, according to new research

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Jun 18, 2019

A new study at The University of Toledo connects the proximity of fracking to higher household concentrations of radon gas, the second leading cause of lung cancer in the U.S.

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Jun 11, 2019

EWG: Nitrate pollution of US tap water could cause 12,500 cancer cases each year. They also estimated the costs of treating those cases at up to $1.5 billion a year.

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Jun 10, 2019

'Night owls', people with extreme late sleeping and waking habits, can 'retrain' their body clocks to improve sleep/wake timings, eating habits and decrease depression and stress. Over a three-week period, they were able to shift their circadian rhythm using non-pharmacological interventions.

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Jun 06, 2019

Evidence that breathing in tiny particles of black carbon, typically a result of burning diesel, is linked to an increased volume of peripheral, smaller blood vessels in the lungs has been observed for the first time

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Jun 02, 2019

Exposure to airborne metal pollution associated with increased risk of mortality. The study included data from 11,382 participants belonging to the Gazel cohort who were living in rural areas throughout France, a cohort that had been followed up for 20 years.

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May 29, 2019

Healthy fat hidden in dirt may fend off anxiety disorders. University of Colorado Boulder researchers have identified an anti-inflammatory fat in a soil-dwelling bacterium that may be responsible.

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May 24, 2019

Exposure to air pollution before and after birth may affect fundamental cognitive abilities. The confirms that exposure to air pollution at the beginning of life and throughout childhood is a threat to neurodevelopment and an obstacle that prevents children from reaching their full potential

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