Changes in lung cells seen almost immediately after contact with low-molecular weight PAHs
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center It is well known that exposure to high-molecular weight polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) increases ...
Tag: Environmental Health
New model predicts how ground shipping will affect future human health, environment
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- The trucks and trains that transport goods across the United States ...
Inexpensive supplement for women increases infant birth size
Findings from NIH-funded study could combat undernutrition in poor areas of the worldCredit: Image courtesy of Nancy Krebs, University of ...
Scientists advance new technology to protect drinking water from Lake Erie algal toxins
The Journal of Great Lakes Research published the study identifying Lake Erie bacteria that degrades microcystin.Credit: Dr. Jason Huntley, The ...
Better architectural design could prevent youth suicide
Credit: Yen Strandqvist/Chalmers University of Technology Suicide among younger people is often so spontaneous that it can be prevented if ...
Educational outreach, public policy changes needed to reduce health hazards at nail salons
A study by Drexel University's Dornsife School of Public Health found that educational outreach and change in public policy are ...
Obesity-related cancers rising in young adults in the US
Millennials have about double the risk of some cancers compared to Baby Boomers at same age A new study finds ...
KIT National Center for Efficacy Evaluation of Respiratory Disease one step further toward healthy respiratory organs
Credit: KIT NCER The Korea Institute of Toxicology (KIT·Chief Dr. Song, Chang-woo) National Center for Efficacy Evaluation of Respiratory Disease ...
The Harvard Museum of Natural History presents a new Climate Change exhibit exploring the global impact of the warming climate on the planet
Credit: NASA Earth Observatory image by Joshua Stevens. CAMBRIDGE, Mass., January 31-- The Harvard Museum of Natural History announces the ...
Hurricane Katrina's aftermath included spike in heart disease hospitalizations
Increase in hospitalization rates lasted more than a month; higher among older black population compared to older white populationCredit: Elena ...
Insecticide resistance genes affect vector competence for West Nile virus
Credit: (c) Institut Pasteur In a context of overuse of insecticides, which leads to the selection of resistant mosquitoes, it ...
Effectively collecting tiny droplets for biomedical analysis and beyond
Credit: City University of Hong Kong & PNAS In a single sneeze or a cough, as many as 40,000 tiny ...
Children exposed to air pollution at school may be at greater risk of overweight and obesity
Exposure to air pollution, particularly at school, could be associated with a higher risk of overweight and obesity during childhood. ...
Rewilding: Can it foster human coexistence with nature?
Rewilding may have the potential to drastically improve biodiversity but remains a highly controversial and divisive topic. A new book ...
Unexpected link between air pollutants from plants and manmade emissions
Scientists are a step closer to understanding what controls fine particulate matter in the Earth's atmosphere after identifying new linkages ...
To solve pollinator health crisis, state governments are key, MU study finds
Insect pollinators are vital to the existence of almost 90 percent of the world's flowering plants, including a large portion ...
Industrial chemicals pass from mother to fetus throughout pregnancy
In a study published in Environment International researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden show how PFAS industrial chemicals, which are ...
'Bug bombs' are ineffective killing roaches indoors
Also leave behind toxic residueCredit: Photo courtesy of Matt Bertone. Total release foggers, commonly known as "bug bombs," are ineffective ...
Microplastic contamination found in common source of groundwater, researchers report
Credit: Photo by Fred Zwicky CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Microplastics contaminate the world's surface waters, yet scientists have only just begun ...
Study: Natural disaster affects children's schooling years later
The social disruption that results from natural disasters often interrupts children's schooling. However, we know little about how children's learning ...