Second-hand smoke in urban areas and fire-wood smoke in rural areas blamed for lung diseases among non-smokers ...

People's ability to interpret emotions or focus on performing a task is reduced by short-term exposure to particulate matter ...

People's ability to interpret emotions or focus on performing a task is reduced by short-term exposure to particulate matter (PM) air pollution, potentially making everyday activities, such as the ...

The results come from a study of 26 people who were placed in a room for with a blown-out candle for an hour, and also in the ...

New research is strengthening the link between air pollution and dementia, with a recent study at the University of ...

Researchers found serious mental impairment from the smoke pollution which would even impact how to shop at a supermarket ...

A new study finds that short-term air pollution exposure harms brain function, reducing focus and emotion recognition.

Dementia risk has been linked to air pollution exposure — particularly PM2.5 exposure — through a growing body of medical research.

We've all heard how air pollution harms our heart and lung health, but now, new research reveals it's affecting our brains ...

Indoor air pollution from its smoke, with poor ventilation, can affect our ability to focus, research suggests.

New research from the University of Birmingham has found that very low-level pollution - including from candles - can impact ...

New satellite data and firsthand accounts reveal that PM2.5 levels in rural India far exceed safe limits. From biomass cooking with cow dung cakes to relentless stubble burning and unchecked ...