Environmental Health

Credit: Qingshan Wei, NC State University North Carolina State University researchers have developed the first portable technology that can test for cyanotoxins in water. The device can be used to detect four common types of…

Long-term exposure to air pollution has been previously associated with a higher risk of hypertension in high-income countries, where air pollution levels are generally lower than in low- and middle-income countries. A team led by the…

Credit: Siri Sjolin People exposed to chemical warfare agents (CWAs) often incur chronic damage to their lungs, skin and eyes, for example. They also frequently succumb to depression, anxiety and suicidal thoughts. This is shown by…

Researchers suggest healthy active lifestyles could be maintained with policies to limit traffic-related pollution The benefits of living in a walkable neighbourhood could be diminished by increased exposure to traffic-related air…

Credit: Şerban Procheş While exploring the way alien species invade cities around the world, South African PhD student Ashlyn L. Padayachee (University of KwaZulu-Natal, UKZN) and her supervisors, Serban Proches (UKZN) and John Wilson…

Temperature-related mortality has been decreasing in Spain over the past four decades, according to a new study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), a research centre supported by "la Caixa". The study analysed the…

(New York, NY - June 20, 2019) -- World Trade Center (WTC) responders with prostate cancer showed signs that exposure to dust from the World Trade Center site had activated chronic inflammation in their prostates, which may have…

Results point to a need for increased research, extension, and best management practicesCredit: FarmersGov Beekeepers across the United States lost 40.7% of their honey bee colonies from April 2018 to April 2019, according to preliminary…

Most data has come from those of European descent, could drive health disparities AURORA, Colo. (June 19, 2019) - Relying strictly on genetic data from those of European descent, rather than more diverse populations, can exacerbate…

Credit: Johan Bodell, Chalmers University of Technology If the fatty fish we eat were free of environmental pollutants, it would reduce our risk of developing type 2 diabetes. However, the pollutants in the fish have the opposite effect…