Sentences with phrase «pollution exposure»

A new study finds link between air pollution exposure during pregnancy and childhood leukemia.

More recent studies have linked heart attack and stroke risks to long - term pollution exposures as well, including PM 2.5 exposures.

But the researchers did not measure actual pollution exposure, or figure out whether people faced exposure through water, air or both.

In the study, distance of residences from the fracking sites was used as a stand - in for potential pollution exposure.

The team concluded that pollution exposure did reduce the productivity, but only by about 1 percent, and after prolonged exposure.

More recent air pollution exposure made a bigger difference on health, the study authors said.

They should also ensure that they take their prescribed medication for primary or secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease, which will help to combat the potential effects of air pollution exposure.

New technology will help scientists determine what people's actual pollution exposure is by measuring activity levels and predicting breathing rates.

Notes Dr. Perera, «The findings support policy interventions to reduce air pollution exposure in urban areas as well as programs to screen women early in pregnancy to identify those in need of psychological or material support.»

In the study, risks from pollution exposures were reported in units of 10 micrograms per cubic metre of air.

The other aspects, such as time of day and wind speed, emerged as important predictors of air pollution exposure for the above - ground modes (car, bus, walk) compared with openable / non-openable windows for the underground trains.

Her study, published in Archives of Internal Medicine, analyzed data from the Nurses» Health Study Cognitive Cohort, which included almost 20,000 women ages 70 to 81, and used geographic information and air - monitoring data to estimate pollution exposure.

Men and women responded to air pollutants differently: HDL was lower at higher pollution exposure for both sexes, but the magnitude was greater in women.

«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.»

In some parts of Asia, Africa and South America, the researchers identified data gaps which prevented them from characterizing ozone pollution exposure patterns.

He added, «This was the most in - depth study of air pollution exposures ever applied to a large study group specifically designed to examine influences on cardiovascular health.»

«Negative birth outcomes linked to air pollution exposure early in pregnancy, study finds.»

And she goes on to say that even though the size of the effect seems relatively small, the ubiquitous nature of ambient air pollution exposure suggests that exposure to it might have considerable impact on stillbirth risk at the population level.

Ambient air pollution exposure estimation for the Global Burden of Disease 2013.

But they want patients to stay clear of more than just the stress: «Our study provides additional rationale to avoid or reduce heavy traffic exposure after discharge since traffic exposure involves pollution exposure as well,» says Dr. Gold.

Nine times out of ten when a company gets caught for environmental violations there are parallel issues with safety and health; and, neighbors may be unhappy with pollution exposures - regardless of whether charges do or do not result from those aspects.

A comparison of medical records from 81,186 single child births to air pollution levels in the area revealed that high pollution exposure raised the risk of a severely premature birth by 128 percent.»

Illnesses that can stem from water pollution exposure include intestinal / digestive issues (including severe diarrhea and vomiting), hepatitis, thyroid disorders, and certain cancers.

Broadly, Volk's research seeks to identify gene - environment interactions with neurodevelopmental disorders and, more specifically, on the effects of prenatal and early - life air pollution exposure on risk for autism spectrum disorder, inattention, and delayed cognitive development.

Instead, low - level hedges reduce air pollution exposure in such places.

The upward revision is partly due to factoring in new World Health Organization estimates on harm to health from pollution exposure.

«Air pollution exposure during pregnancy linked with asthma risk.»

The researchers note that this study only looked at air pollution exposure at the participants» home address and did not have data on their exposure at other locations, and say that larger longitudinal studies are now needed to confirm their results.

Just by the nature of living in high density areas, city dwellers have long contended with an increase in pollution exposure.

Air quality monitoring and statistical modeling measured each person's pollution exposure.

«Our other research study into London's air quality, published this week in Atmospheric Environment, investigated the underlining factors responsible for the air pollution exposure in urban environments.

«We also found that children born to older mothers were at higher risk of being impacted by air pollution exposure.

More recently, researchers from Sweden examined the relationship between pollution exposure and dementia, studying the records of people in northern Sweden participating in a long - term study of memory and aging.

These changes, along with the significantly higher blood pressure, insulin resistance and biomarkers of inflammation and oxidative stress found among people exposed to higher levels, could be partly responsible for the adverse cardiovascular effects caused by air pollution exposure, researchers said.

Exposure to high levels of traffic - related air pollution is associated with changes in the right ventricle of the heart that may contribute to the known connection between air pollution exposure and heart disease, according to a new study.

Specifically, estimates of air pollution exposure are not perfect and it remains possible that something related to air pollution, but not air pollution itself (known as confounding), was responsible for the association.

«Air pollution exposure is ubiquitous and often co-occurs with socioeconomic disadvantage and maternal psychological distress,» notes Dr. Perera.

«In many places that have higher average PM2.5, the PM2.5 level does not vary as much as it does on the Wasatch Front, so it is not clear how this study's findings may transfer to those locales where the air pollution exposure is higher over the long term, but short term spikes do not occur,» said Dr. Horne.

«Air pollution exposure on home - to - school routes reduces the growth of working memory: Findings of an ISGlobal study underscore the importance of establishing school routes along less polluted streets.»

Investigators from Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) and Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health used data from a nationwide study of nurses to look for factors that made people more vulnerable to the effects of long - term air pollution exposure.

«Relocating bus stops would cut riders» pollution exposure, study finds: Researchers» healthy solution: Move the sites 120 feet away from intersections.»

Armed with particle detectors, volunteers measured their pollution exposure as they took a total of 584 trips either by taxi, car, bus, bicycle or just plain walking on Marylebone Road in central London and in surrounding areas over the course of three weeks in April and May of 2003.

«Our study builds on previous work in other regions showing that pollution exposures may be involved in ASD.

The novel aspects of our study are the very long follow - up time and the very detailed assessment of air pollution exposure, using air quality measurements going back to the 1970s.

The scientists tested the children's urine samples to distinguish prenatal from postnatal air pollution exposures.

The experiment will include an intervention component, as well: For half of each study week, participants will wear high - quality, particle - filtering face masks that greatly reduce air pollution exposure.