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Certain genetic variants that have previously been linked to the lung disease COPD can explain reduced lung function already in children and adolescents, according to researchers at Karolinska Institutet.

A new study led by the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology shows how feeding mice a drug called GSM-15606 provided protection against air pollution-related increases in proteins linked to Alzheimer’s disease.

A study by UNSW Sydney found that the heat mitigation benefit of trees is significantly hampered in extremely hot conditions. The findings show that conventional climate models overestimated the ability of trees to cool during heat waves by 60%.

A research team from Japan, utilized long-term observational data to study the effect of climate change on transboundary air pollution in the downwind area of China by using aerosols.

Affective sensitivity to air pollution (ASAP) describes the extent to which affect, or mood, fluctuates in accordance with daily changes in air pollution, which can vary between individuals, according to a new study.

The research found that if the city maintains past species patterns in new plantings, isoprene production in Manhattan in coming decades will go up by about 140%, and resulting summer ozone levels as much as 30%.

A new paper encourages a new mindset when facing wildfires in California, suggesting they should be used as an ecosystem management tool.

Day-to-day physical activities aren't enough to protect us from having a stroke, but exercise and active modes of transport may help.

New research is exploring the climate impact of the 2022 Hunga Tonga volcano eruption and challenging existing assumptions about its effects on global temperatures.

The combined effect of environmental exposures and unhealthy lifestyle habits can affect children’s cardiometabolic health in a way that exceeds their separate effects.