A new study finds that short-term air pollution exposure harms brain function, reducing focus and emotion recognition.

People's ability to interpret emotions or focus on performing a task is reduced by short-term exposure to particulate matter ...

People’s ability to interpret emotions or focus on performing a task is reduced by short-term exposure to air pollution. The ...

Air pollution is a growing health issue worldwide, and its impacts are often underestimated in aging societies like Japan.

Scientists discovered that even a few hours of exposure to air pollution reduces focus, makes emotions harder to read, and weakens selective attention. These cognitive impairments could impact daily ...

As people return to the structures spared from Los Angeles wildfires, experts warn that they should be careful of the air inside and be especially cautious when cleaning up. Smoke, ash and all the ...

Preliminary data from the first few weeks of New York City’s tolling plan show a possible uptick in traffic in the ...

People’s ability to interpret emotions or focus on performing a task is reduced by short-term exposure to particulate matter (PM) air pollution, potentially making everyday activities, such as the ...

Even after fires ... fine particle pollution, which is at levels bad for human health in the area even before the wildfires. The American Lung Association’s State of the Air report for 2024 ...

Wildfires contribute to harmful fine particle pollution, which is at levels bad for human health in the area even before ... showed that bad air hung around inside homes even after the smoke ...