New research links air pollution to faster Alzheimer’s decline. Learn what this means for your health and how to reduce your ...

A review in the Journal of Clinical Investigation shows how particulate matter damages the lungs through oxidative stress, ...

Study author Edward Lee, MD, PhD, co-director of Penn's Institute on Aging, told Newsweek in an email that there is "good evidence" that dementia has been decreasing in modern society, suggesting that ...

Air pollution is a critical environmental risk factor impacting human health, with effects ranging from respiratory and cardiovascular diseases to neurological disorders and adverse birth outcomes.

A new study by the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune, and Savitribai Phule Pune University has, for the ...

Air in the U.S. has gotten cleaner for decades, adding years to people's lives and preventing millions of asthma attacks, but nearly half of Americans still live with unhealthy air pollution, a new ...

Poor air quality isn't always obvious, but it's a serious health issue affecting both our indoor and outdoor environments.

A new report on air quality across the United States offered a cloudy prognosis on the long-term health of about 156 million residents who live in areas that received an "F" in smog and soot pollution ...

Tracy J. Wholf is a senior coordinating producer of climate and environmental coverage for CBS News and Stations, based in New York. When the Environmental Protection Agency was formed in 1970, its ...

Climate change is causing higher levels of particle pollution, the ALA said. Almost half of Americans -- 137 million people -- are experiencing more days of "very unhealthy" and "hazardous" air ...

Researchers see a growing health danger from the vast plumes of pollution spawned by wildfires like the ones devastating Los Angeles. By Hiroko Tabuchi It kills more people each year than car crashes, ...