PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A recent study from Oregon Health and Science University found common air pollutants can alter adolescent brain development. OHSU researchers explain that air pollution causes ...

The effects of air pollution on kids "should have parents up in arms" to force changes in air pollution regulations, a reader said. Experts say children exposed to high air pollution levels can lose ...

Of nearly 30,000 children studied, those in polluted areas were more likely to develop myopia Fine particles (PM2.5) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) were most strongly linked to poor eyesight Primary ...

New research reveals that reducing air pollution not only improves children’s eyesight but could also play a crucial role in tackling the soaring rates of myopia worldwide. Study: Benefits of clean ...

Parts of the Midstate have been under an air quality alert this week. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection issued a “code orange,” saying fine particle pollution was high in Dauphin ...

More than 131 million people live in places with unhealthy air quality, according to the American Lung Association's 2024 State of Air report. This is an increase of 11.7 million people from the ...

Humans take more than 22,000 breaths a day and experts say the quality of the air we breathe is important. The World Health Organization (WHO) reports more than 90% of children breathe air so polluted ...