While braking in your car may protect you from accidents and save your life, it could actually be harmful to your health in other ways, new research has found. Particles released into the air as ...

According to an ongoing study led by UW professors Christopher Simpson and Coralynn Sack, there is mounting evidence to support the idea that exposures to dust and other plant particles in marijuana ...

A new study from National Jewish Health helps explain how exposure to burn pit smoke and desert dust may damage the lungs of military service members deployed to regions such as Afghanistan and Iraq.

Scientists know relatively little about particles released into the air when a vehicle driver brakes, though evidence suggests those particles may be more harmful to health than particles exiting the ...

Air pollution remains a grave threat to human health, but MAHA is doing nothing about it.

Professor and Chair, Department of Public Health Science and Community Medicine, University of Connecticut The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced a new standard for protecting the ...

Researchers have detected microplastics in blood, placentas, and organs. A scientific review explains how they affect human biology.

Scientists have found that tiny plastic particles can accumulate in the intestines of mice and cause damage to their gut health and immune system. The study, led by researchers from the Institute of ...

Breathing tiny PM2.5 particles, especially their harmful chemicals, can raise the risk of depression and anxiety.

It's tough not to run across an article linking – by association – air pollution with adverse health effects. Over time scientists have focused more of their research on one component of our air: ...