Environmental Health

Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment 2019 research awards Stanford human rights experts, engineers, economists, geologists, marine biologists and others soon will collaborate on finding new ways to combat air pollution, mine…

Where you live in the City of Toronto impacts your health and longevityCredit: Stephanie Melles, Ryerson University We know that our environment affects our health. More specifically, it's understood that exposure to pollution and access…

Is your farm implementing sustainable practices? Could your farm be even more environmentally friendly? Are your management practices energy efficient? Field to Market, a multistakeholder alliance for sustainable agriculture, offers…

Rutgers-led research could help lead to more efficient and affordable algal biofuelsCredit: Ananya Agarwal/Rutgers Biophysics Molecular Ecology Laboratory Scientists have discovered how diatoms - a type of alga that produce 20 percent…

Understanding the causes of debilitating lung disease may lead to better treatment Long-term exposure to air pollution was linked to increases in emphysema between 2000 and 2018, according to a new study funded by the National Institute…

Rich countries politicize issue, while poor countries present climate change as international concern LAWRENCE -- Climate change is a problem facing countries around the world, but media coverage of the topic differs from one nation to the…

A new multicenter study at Columbia University links long-term exposure to air pollution, especially ozone, to development of emphysema, a chronic lung disease. In Brief Long-term exposure to outdoor air pollutants, especially the…

Health disparities align with dirty air, researcher says COLUMBUS, Ohio - Disease-causing air pollution remains high in pockets of America - particularly those where many low-income and African-American people live, a disparity highlighted…

Shape-changing strains best fit for short-term survivalCredit: Ben Wucher and Carey Nadell HANOVER, N.H. - August 9, 2019 - Certain strains of cholera can change their shape in response to environmental conditions to aid their…

Researchers, including a Stanford epidemiologist, prove a simple device can reduce rates of child diarrheaCredit: GMB Akash It kills a child under 5 every minute on average. Diarrheal disease, the second leading cause of death for children…