«We know that mothers»
exposure to air pollution during pregnancy can affect lung development of their babies and lead to subsequent respiratory disorders, including asthma, although little is known about whether timing of the exposure is important to consider,» said lead author Yueh - Hsiu Mathilda Chiu, ScD, from the Department of Pediatrics at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York.
Their results show that
exposure to air pollution during period one resulted in preterm birth for about 83 percent of exposed mouse litters.
The study, conducted in mice, found that
exposure to air pollution during the equivalent of the first or second trimester in humans was linked to more negative birth outcomes than exposure later in pregnancy.
Maternal psychological distress combined with
exposure to air pollution during pregnancy have an adverse impact on the child's behavioral development, according to researchers at the Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health at the Mailman School of Public Health.
The aim of the team undertaking the new study was to assess the impact of
exposure to air pollution during the walking commute to school.
Not exact matches
Exposure to pollution during the second trimester of pregnancy in particular raises the risk of harm to a child's lungs, underlining the multiple public health benefits of policies to reduce exposure to air pollution, say rese
Exposure to pollution during the second trimester of pregnancy in particular raises the risk of harm
to a child's lungs, underlining the multiple public health benefits of policies
to reduce
exposure to air pollution, say rese
exposure to air pollution, say researchers.
«Our results suggest that
exposure to higher levels of
air pollution during pregnancy is associated with various adverse pregnancy outcomes,» said Prof. Lerner - Geva.
A new study performed in the Netherlands has linked
exposure to residential
air pollution during fetal life with brain abnormalities that may contribute
to impaired cognitive function in school - age children.
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Air pollution linked to brain alterations and cognitive impairment in children: A study examines the relationship between air pollution exposure during fetal life, brain abnormalities and cognitive impairment.&raq
Air pollution linked
to brain alterations and cognitive impairment in children: A study examines the relationship between
air pollution exposure during fetal life, brain abnormalities and cognitive impairment.&raq
air pollution exposure during fetal life, brain abnormalities and cognitive impairment.»
Ambient levels of PM 2 days before submaximal exercise testing were significantly associated with increased ST - segment depression
during the test.17 This finding suggests that
air pollution exposure conveys a greater susceptibility
to myocardial ischemia, as demonstrated in an experimental study of dogs exposed
to CAP.175 These results also offer insight regarding the relationship between
exposure to PM and the timing of AMI.11 Significant associations were identified between symptom onset and both acute (levels within 2 hours before symptoms) and subacute (previous - day average concentration)
exposures to PM2.5.
Furthermore,
exposure to general
air pollution during developing years is associated with decreased respiratory function later in life.