University of Utah researchers believe inflammation starts a months-long process that increases risk of aneurysm rupture.

Breathing polluted air—even at levels considered “safe”—may quietly damage your heart. A new study using advanced MRI scans ...

The cleanup of air pollution in East Asia has accelerated global warming, a new study published today (Monday, 14 July) in ...

Global warming has picked up pace since around 2010, leading to the recent string of record warm years. Why this is happening ...

Exposure to air pollution, other contaminants and traditional herbal medicines may be contributing to the development of lung ...

A new study found that air pollution can cause lung cancer in people who have never smoked, and can damage the organ in ...

Efforts to clean up air pollution in China and across East Asia may have inadvertently contributed to a spike in global warming, a new study has found. The decline in aerosol emissions — which can ...

Considering environmental factors is critical to understanding what drives the physical and cognitive declines, the ...

Air pollution exposure, both before and after birth, significantly escalates the risk of respiratory infections in children.

Researchers say never-smokers living in more polluted cities have significantly more mutations linked to malignancy ...

A recent Danish study, tracking nearly four million adults over two decades, reveals a potential link between long-term ...

Several different types of air pollutants, including particle pollution and nitrogen dioxide, appear to increase risk of ...