Stopping at red lights exposes drivers to high levels of air pollution, new study finds

Research published today in the journal Atmospheric Environment has found that drivers are exposed to dangerously high levels of air pollutants when stopped at red lights.

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Middle-aged men at highest risk of suicide after breathing poor air

Study in the American Journal of Epidemiology found increased risk of suicide associated with short-term air pollution exposure

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Decreases in short-term memory, IQ, and altered brain metabolic ratios in urban apolipoprotein ?4 children exposed to air pollution

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Breathing in diesel exhaust leads to changes 'deep under the hood'

Diesel exhaust switches some genes on, while switching others off, by altering the methylation of DNA, scientists say.

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Smoke signals: New evidence links air pollution to congenital defects

Tel Aviv University study examines effect of air pollution on pregnancies

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Heart experts warn of air pollution dangers

Air pollution should be one of the avoidable heart risk factors - just like smoking and excess fat - that doctors warn patients to steer clear of, according to a new statement from 20 heart experts.

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Autism risk linked to particulate air pollution

Children whose mothers were exposed to high levels of fine particulate pollution in late pregnancy have up to twice the risk of developing autism as children of mothers breathing cleaner air, scientists at Harvard School of Public Health reported on Thursday.

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