Long-term exposure to fine particulate matter like PM2.5 components in polluted air can not only cause respiratory diseases, ...

In the journal JAMA Network Open, ECHO Cohort Consortium researchers reported a negative association between weekly prenatal ...

Specific components of air-pollution such as sulfate may up depression risk in older adults, especially those with neurologic ...

This pollution -- small enough to penetrate deep into the lungs and bloodstream -- has been linked to depression in previous ...

The impact of particulate matter air pollution on death and disability is on the rise worldwide, according to new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open ...

(CNN) — The number of people killed or disabled by certain heart problems caused by exposure to air pollution has risen significantly since 1990: 31% worldwide, according to a study published ...

Tens of millions of Americans, including many Texans like me, live in counties that will soon be violating air pollution particle standards for the first time. It’s not that our air is getting dirtier ...

Researchers found that living in an area with high levels of particulate air pollution was associated with an increased incidence of breast cancer. The study is one of the largest studies to date ...

Maricopa County has issued no-burn day advisories through Dec. 17 as hazy skies and dangerous air pollution settle over the region this week due to winter weather patterns and holiday festivities ...

Kanpur: Prolonged exposure to vehicular pollution at busy traffic signals can significantly increase the risk of heart ...

A Harvard University study commissioned by an environmental protection group argues that a proposed natural gas plant headed ...

In this file photo, former Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality Sec. Chuck Carr Brown poses next to the agency's mobile air monitoring units. The officials move them around the state to ...