Invertebrates are used as an important measure of ... Feb. 27, 2025 — Air pollution contributes to nearly 7 million premature deaths each year, and its effects go far beyond the lungs.

Invertebrates are used as an important measure of ... Feb. 27, 2025 — Air pollution contributes to nearly 7 million premature deaths each year, and its effects go far beyond the lungs.

Air pollution weakens alveolar macrophages' ability to clear infectious organisms, triggers inflammatory immune responses in the lungs, and upregulates cell receptors that allow pathogens to enter.

Boston College’s Global Observatory on Planetary Health is first to reveal town-by-town pollution levels and health impacts, including 2,780 deaths in 2019 Air pollution remains a silent killer in ...

The WHO considers PM2.5 concentrations above 50 micrograms per cubic metre "severe" air pollution. China's air quality improved significantly in 2024, Li said. The average concentration of PM2.5 ...

Other dangerous pollutants include gases like nitrogen dioxide or sulfur dioxide, which are also produced from burning fuels, said Anumita Roychowdhury, an air pollution expert at the Center for ...

Economic losses were in the billions. Pollution takes many forms in India, including the use of poorly-ventilated stoves and open fires for cooking inside dwellings. Photo by Mark Katzman. Air ...

One potential culprit? Your humidifier. During winter, air pollution is a concern indoors as much as it is outdoors. Stoves, fireplaces, and ultrasonic humidifiers produce pollutants that can be ...

“My wife and I felt a sharp pain in our chest,” he says. “She came down with a severe fever that lasted days.” Cities such as Delhi and Mumbai dominate the discourse on air pollution. But rural life ...

Biotech entrepreneur Bryan Johnson, known for his extreme longevity experiments, cut short his conversation with Nikhil Kamath during a recent podcast — all over India’s air pollution. During the ...