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Specific environmental exposures might help predict death risk from cardio
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Washington [US], June 26 (ANI): A new study from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai quantifies the cardiovascular risk posed by exposure to specific environmental factors, showing, for example, that air pollution heightens the risk of heart disease mortality by 17 per cent.
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Air pollution reduction helps in brain development of children: Study
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Washington [US], June 26 (ANI): According to a recent study, having a portable air cleaner at home can help in reducing the impact of air pollution on children's brain development.
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Environmental factors like 'Air Pollution' highly predict risk of death
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Washington [US], June 25 (ANI): Environmental factors such as air pollution, along with other parameters like high blood pressure, diabetes and smoking are highly predictive of people's chances of dying, especially from heart attack and stroke, according to a new study.
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NHRC issues notice to environment ministry on reports of 'air pollution im
Updated : 1 week, 2 days ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 25 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) took a suo motu cognizance of media reports quoting an external survey that air pollution is a great threat to human health in India, reducing life expectancy overall by 5 years and 9.7 years for the people in Delh
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Study reveals reducing air pollution helps build strong brain development
Updated : 1 week, 5 days ago IST
Washington [US], June 22 (ANI): Having a portable air cleaner at home can help in reducing the impact of air pollution on children's brain development, according to a recent study.
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Study reveals breathing in polluted air contributes to neurological damage
Updated : 1 week, 6 days ago IST
Birmingham [UK], June 21 (ANI): A new study has revealed that breathing in polluted air could lead to toxic particles being transported from the lungs to the brain. The research has been done by a team of experts from the University of Birmingham and research institutions in China and the
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Higher exposure to air pollution is associated with higher functional brai
Updated : 2 weeks, 4 days ago IST
Washington [US], June 16 (ANI): The findings of a study by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) suggest that higher exposure to air pollution is associated with higher functional brain connectivity among several brain regions in preadolescents, while exposure to traffic noise
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EPIC India believes UP residents can increase their life expectancy by 8 y
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New Delhi [India], June 15 (ANI): The air pollution study at the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago in India (EPIC India) on Wednesday said that more than 63 per cent of India's population lives in areas that exceed the national air quality standard of 40 micrograms per
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Fatal heart rhythm disorder has been related to air pollution, according t
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Brussels [Belgium], May 28 (ANI): According to recent research presented at the European Society of Cardiology's annual congress, arrhythmias are life-threatening and occur often on days with severely polluted air (ESC).
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Fatal heart rhythm disorder linked to air-pollution: Study
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Brussels [Belgium], May 23 (ANI): Arrhythmias are life-threatening and occur very commonly on days with highly polluted air (ESC), according to new research by the scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology.
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Study finds air pollution linked to fatal heart rhythm disorder
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], May 21 (ANI): According to new research by the scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology, life-threatening arrhythmias are more common on days with highly polluted air (ESC).
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NTPC Awards contract to Tirex for electric bus DC fast chargers in Bengalu
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 13 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Day by day, the world is becoming more conscious of climate change and its severe effects. The situation is already alarming, and it is high time to take proper measures before it becomes too late. Fossil fuel is the factor that
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