A large Chinese cohort study identifies early pregnancy as a sensitive window during which sulfur dioxide exposure is associated with higher odds of limb abnormalities, sharpening the focus on air quality and maternal health protection. Study: Maternal exposure to ambient air pollution and risk of congenital limb defects in offspring. Image Credit chayanuphol / Shutterstock … Read more
Prolonged exposure to air pollution can be linked to an elevated risk for serious neurodegenerative diseases like ALS and seems to speed up the pathological process, report researchers from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden. The study is published in the journal JAMA Neurology. We can see a clear association, despite the fact that levels of … Read more
Did climate change wipe out the Galápagos damselfish (Azurina eupalama)? This once-common, reef-dwelling fish — described by the Galápagos Conservancy as a “shimmering jewel” — hasn’t been seen since the 1982-1983 El Niño Southern Oscillation, which devastated the ecology around the Galápagos. Fueled by climate change, the weather event brought months of warm water to … Read more
The world’s leading cardiovascular societies, the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), the American College of Cardiology (ACC), the American Heart Association and the World Heart Federation (WHF) have today issued the first ever joint statement calling for urgent action to address environmental stressors as major, yet preventable, causes of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Environmental stressors, such … Read more
As climate stressors disrupt food systems and nutrient quality worldwide, researchers examine whether dietary supplements could support resilience and nutrition security or whether their role remains unproven amid major evidence and policy gaps. Perspective: The Role of Dietary Supplements in Environmental Challenges. Image Credit: Artem Stepanov / Shutterstock In a recent scholarly perspective piece published … Read more
A national panel of experts has issued the strongest call yet for the Department of Health and Social Care to overhaul how it approaches dementia prevention, pointing to vital evidence that dementia risk can be reduced and providing a framework for the development of new government policy that could improve brain health for millions. The … Read more
Temperature Extremes and Air Pollution Linked to Increased Risk of Epilepsy in Lleida, Study Finds Lleida, Spain – A new study conducted by researchers at the ERLab (research in emergencies and urgencies) group has found a notable correlation between extreme temperatures, high levels of nitrogen dioxide, and an increased risk of epileptic seizures requiring hospital … Read more
BREAKING: fast Fashion Bill Revised Senators have considerably revised a bill targeting the environmental impact of the fast fashion industry, adjusting previously adopted measures. By Anya Sharma |… The post Senate Action: Bill Updates & Text Changes appeared first on NewsyList. Source link
Despite advances in air quality, global heart disease deaths tied to particulate pollution have soared, especially for seniors and in developing nations, with women facing the sharpest future rise. Study: Global cardiovascular disease burden attributable to particulate matter pollution, 1990–2021: an analysis of the global burden of disease study 2021 and forecast to 2045 – Image … Read more
In February, Italian researchers announced what they claimed to be a world-first discovery: microplastic particles were found in the ovarian follicular fluid of women undergoing infertility treatment. The study adds to a growing body of research from around the world showing that tiny plastic particles have made their way into nearly every part of our … Read more