Featured Topics: Environmental Health
Regenerative Organic Agriculture and the Soil Carbon Solution
Read the Rodale Institute's newest white paper that explores regenerative agriculture’s capacity to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere in a practical and cost-effective way—all while addressing our planetary water crisis, extreme poverty and food insecurity,...
Living Near Major Roadways is Associated with Higher Incidence of Dementia
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. This study supports evidence that living near major roadways is associated with a higher incidence of dementia. Each year, an estimated 55 million individuals are diagnosed with some form of neurodegenerative disease such...
Exposure to Persistent Organic Pollutants Is Associated with Autoimmune Thyroid Disease
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. This study finds that chemical pollutant mixtures function as thyroid disruptors, with polychlorinated bisphenols (PCBs) and its metabolites specifically linked to hypothyroidism. Thyroid disorders involve alterations in...
Cardiovascular Disease and Long-term Exposure to Air Pollution Associated with Dementia Risk
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. This study found an increased association between exposure to higher levels of air pollution and dementia, with cardiovascular disease and stroke strengthened the association during the last five years of exposure. This study attempts to...
Air Pollution in London is Associated with Increased Risk of Dementia
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. Study finds that older residents of London living in areas with higher air pollution were more likely to be diagnosed with dementia in subsequent years compared to those living in areas of lower air pollution. Dementia, including both...
Iron-rich Air Pollution Nanoparticles Linked to Heart Disease
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. Acute and chronic exposure to iron-rich airborne nanoparticles contribute to mitochondrial dysfunction of heart tissue and the subsequent development of cardiovascular disease that has its origins in early childhood. Iron is the most...
Correlation between Prenatal Exposure to Phthalates and Eczema in Male Children
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. Study suggests that prenatal exposure to certain phthalates including di-isobutyl phthalate (DiBP) and di-isononyl phthalate (DiNP), may contribute to the development of eczema in early childhood. Phthalates are plasticizers that adds...
Particulate Matter Air Pollution Associated with Chronic Kidney Disease
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. The prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with ambient fine particulate matter (PM2.5) levels above the World health Organization (WHO) guidelines; thus, achieving those air quality standards may help reduce CKD...
Coronavirus Lockdowns and the Impact on Global Nitrogen Dioxide
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. Levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO2), a major pollutant, were significantly reduced in response to lockdowns following the COVID-19 pandemic, while simultaneously a secondary pollutant called ground level ozone was significantly increased in...
Prenatal Exposure to Phthalate Metabolites Associated with Shorter Telomere Length in Newborns
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. First trimester urinary concentrations of six phthalate metabolites were inversely associated with the telomere length of newborn umbilical cord blood. Telomeres are regions of noncoding nucleotide sequences at the end of...
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