Air pollution causes millions of premature deaths worldwide each year, with fine particulate matter (PM2.5) identified as a ...

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Air pollution in the Pittsburgh region was linked to as many as 12.5% of adult deaths in 2019, according to a study published ...

Tiny air pollution particles may be doing more than irritating our lungs. A new study links long-term exposure to PM2.5 to a ...

Major study directly links air pollution to increased Alzheimer’s risk - Independent experts say findings reinforce evidence ...

Although plastic particles in the air are increasingly coming into focus, knowledge about their distribution and effects is still limited. Chemical analyses from Leipzig now provide details from ...

Almost half of everyone who lives in the United States breathes unhealthy levels of air pollution, according to the American Lung Association’s annual State of the Air report, released Wednesday.

Chronic exposure to pollution from wildfires has been linked to tens of thousands of deaths annually in the United States, according to a new study. The paper, published Wednesday in the journal ...

Face masks can prevent inhalation of the particles, researchers found MONDAY, Oct. 6, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The tiny particles inhaled from air pollution stick to our red blood cells, hitching a ...

Representative light microscopy images of carbonaceous (black) particles adherent to red blood cells (red arrows) from healthy volunteers. Each image is from a different adult volunteer. Researchers ...

Thousands in Oklahoma were urged indoors as unhealthy PM2.5 air hit Pittsburg and McIntosh counties.

Chronic exposure to pollution from wildfires has been linked to tens of thousands of deaths annually in the United States, according to a new study. The paper, published Wednesday in the journal ...