21st of May 2013 16:01 GMT
Data compiled and analyzed by a team of researchers says that early-life exposure to air pollution caused by traffic ups a child's chances of being hyperactive when at the age of 7. The specialists now saying that there is a link between traffic-related air pollution and higher hyperactivity scores base their ...
21st of May 2013 08:19 GMT
Those exposed to both air and noise pollution run a higher risk of developing a cardiovascular disease, several German researchers now argue. The scientists point out that, prior to their looking into how the combined effect of air and noise pollution affects public health, most studies have only focused on each of...
16th of May 2013 08:05 GMT
A person's breathing in emissions released by motor vehicles translates into their good cholesterol going bad, argues a research whose findings are made available to the public in the online edition of the journal Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology. The study also says that, all things considere...
14th of May 2013 16:11 GMT
A team of researchers writing in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health say that, according to their investigation, proximity to busy roads can take its toll on an individual's kidneys. The specialists analyzed how well the kidneys of 1100 volunteers performed when it came to their filtering serum cr...
14th of May 2013 04:19 GMT
A study recently published in the Journal of Mood Disorders details the link between environmental pollution and suicide rates. More precisely, this research suggests that, all things considered, air pollution might have to be held responsible for upping the suicide rates in a given community. The researchers who ...