Sentences with phrase «known impact on human health»

Of course, reducing everyone's odds for cancer to zero would be wonderful, «but there are issues that are much more pressing that have a known impact on human health, and I don't think acrylamide falls into that category,» Lichtenfeld said.

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Increases of that size are of course no longer possible today, but biomedical research should remain a high priority, not only because of its benefits to human health but also because of its impact on the U.S. economy.

«Healthy gut bacterial communities are known to benefit immune regulation, metabolism and potentially even the nervous system, so if cholera or other diarrheal diseases permanently impact the microbiota, there could be long - term effects on human health,» explains Regina LaRocque, MD, MPH, of the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Division of Infectious Diseases, co-senior author of the paper.

Carbon nanotubes (left), quantum dots (inside cells, right), and nanoparticles show promise for many uses, but little is known about their impact on human health and the environment.

Nevertheless, the study highlights air pollution's potential impact on human health in more ways than we currently know, Kan said.

«Speed reductions, which are known to reduce emissions, would need to be maintained over a very long - term period in order to produce regional air quality benefits,» said James Corbett, a professor of marine policy at the University of Delaware, who has studied the impact of the shipping industry on human health.

Most pet owners know that pets make us feel great; but they might not know that pet ownership has a demonstrated, positive impact on human health and also saves billions of dollars in health care costs.

What we do know is that the record numbers of stranded marine mammals we've seen all year indicate there is an urgent need for more science to help us all better understand what's going on off the coast of California and how large - scale human impacts, such as overfishing and pollution, may be affecting the health of these animals and their ocean environment as well.

This line from the 2007 report's chapter on human health is about as straightforward as any language can be: «Despite the known causal links between climate and malaria transmission dynamics, there is still much uncertainty about the potential impact of climate change on malaria at local and global scales.»

We know that specific aspects of indoor air quality — such as the amount of CO2, VOCs, particulates and humidity in the air — have demonstrable impacts on student learning and human health more generally.7, 8

Climate change has a long list of known human health consequences, not the least of which is a set of adverse impacts on mental health.