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Exploring How Climate Change Could Impact Our Brain Function in the Future

A new element of the catastrophic impacts of climate change is emerging – how global warming is impacting the human brain.

14 Nov 2023

Air Pollution Degrades Floral Odors, Making It Harder for Bees to Find Flowers

A new study has found that air pollution is preventing pollinators finding flowers because it degrades the scent.

11 Sep 2023

Ozone Pollution Threatens Wildflower Abundance and Crop Yields

A new study performed has discovered that air pollution considerably decreases pollination as it degrades the scent of flowers, impacting bees’ potential to determine them.

5 Sep 2023

eDNA Captured Along With Particulate Matter Reflects Local Biodiversity

The increasing loss of biodiversity and the rising incidence of species extinction is a severe threat to global ecosystems. However, measuring those losses on a global scale has been impossible, owing in large part to a lack of the necessary infrastructure.

6 Jun 2023

Novel Epigenetic Mechanism Reveals Organisms’ Response to Nanoparticulate Exposure

Scientists at the University of Helsinki have revealed a molecular epigenetic mechanism, prevalent in several species throughout the tree of life, which modulates long-term cellular responses to particulate matter like air pollution.

22 May 2023

Seasonal Behavior of SARS-CoV-2 is Genetically Encoded, Study Suggests

As the northern hemisphere heads into summer, we may be in for a COVID-19 reprieve. Not because the pandemic is over; the Omicron subvariant 'Arcturus' is still creeping upward and causing new symptoms.

15 May 2023

Poor Sleep Combined With High Genetic Susceptibility Results in Greater Asthma Risk

Poor quality sleep may bolster a person's genetic susceptibility to asthma, potentially doubling their risk of being diagnosed with the condition, suggests a large UK Biobank study, published in the open access journal BMJ Open Respiratory Research.

6 Apr 2023

Fungal symbionts help detect volatile fungal metabolites of host tree resin monoterpenes

The mass outbreaks of bark beetles observed in recent years have caused shocking amounts of forest damage throughout Germany.

22 Feb 2023

Fungal symbionts helps detect volatile fungal metabolites of host tree resin monoterpenes

The mass outbreaks of bark beetles observed in recent years have caused shocking amounts of forest damage throughout Germany.

22 Feb 2023

"Poisoned" form of a protein could set off events that encourage cancer growth

Scientists at Scripps Research, with collaborators in Japan, have discovered how a "poisoned" form of a protein could set off a cascade of events that encourage the growth of some cancers.

17 Feb 2023

Extra nitrogen from fuel pollution causes dry soil to let go of carbon

New UC Riverside research suggests nitrogen released by gas-powered machines causes dry soil to let go of carbon and release it back into the atmosphere, where it can contribute to climate change.

2 Feb 2023

Exposure to above average levels of outdoor air pollution increased death risk, study shows

Along with high blood pressure, diabetes, and smoking, environmental factors such as air pollution are highly predictive of people's chances of dying, especially from heart attack and stroke, a new study shows.

From New York University (NYU) 28 Jun 2022

Comprehensive genetic analysis reveals complex origins of Tibetan-Yi corridor ethnic groups

China's mountainous southwestern area is home to one of the country's most ethnically diverse populations.

27 Apr 2022

Study shows how potential target helps to treat lung disease induced by air pollution

According to research published in eLife, scientists have discovered a mechanism that explains how small air pollution particles may cause lung cancer.

25 Apr 2022

Researchers develop plant-based emulsifier likely to replace eggs or dairy

A group of researchers recently created a plant-based emulsifier that is rich in antioxidants and protein and also has the properties to replace dairy or eggs.

From Nanyang Technological University Singapore (NTU Singapore) 23 Dec 2021

Common plants are displacing rarer plant species, study shows

"Common species" are on the advance in several ecosystems in Europe and are displacing rarer plant species. As a result, the plant communities become more and more similar.

13 Dec 2021

Long-term exposure to particulate matter associated with hypertension

According to the WHO, air pollution is the greatest health risk worldwide, accounting for more than 4.2 million deaths annually.

6 Dec 2021

Study sheds light on how genes and air pollution elevate healthy people’s depression risk

A genetic predisposition for depression combined with exposure to high-particulate-matter air pollution greatly elevates the risk that healthy people will experience depression, according to a first-of-its-kind study published today in the Proceedings of the National Academies of Sciences from neuroscientists at the Lieber Institute for Brain Development, on the Johns Hopkins Medical Campus, and Peking University in Beijing, China.

9 Nov 2021

Tackling pollution from ammonia emissions could reduce many premature deaths

Tackling pollution from the emission of nitrogen compounds, particularly ammonia, could reduce many of the 23.3 million years of life that were lost prematurely across the world in 2013 due to nitrogen-related air pollution, an international study led by Chinese scientists has discovered using a modeling framework, including the IIASA GAINS model.

5 Nov 2021

Mice study shows how air pollution reduces sperm count by causing brain inflammation

Researchers have long known that air pollution can increase the risk of disorders such as obesity, diabetes, and fertility, but they did not know the exact mechanism for how it can lead to these health conditions.

26 Oct 2021