by Admin | Nov 14, 2016 | Environmental hazards
We don’t often think about how pollutants directly affect our own health, outside of issues like lead poisoning, radioactive leaks, or Beijing smog. However, there are much more subtle everyday health risks associated with pollution, especially air pollution created...
by Admin | Oct 24, 2016 | Environmental hazards, Information
Obesity is on the rise globally, and has been for years. There have been a lot of studies to try and figure out why that is. A new study may have some answers. Researchers from Duke University and Duke Kunshan University found that diet and exercise might only be a...
by Admin | Jan 4, 2016 | Articles, Uncategorized
Unfortunately, we don’t know as much about cancer as we would like to. But luckily, one study is shedding some light on one interesting aspect of how cancer occurs in many people. According to a new study from the journal Nature, cancer is overwhelmingly a result of...
by Admin | Jun 11, 2014 | Articles, Environmental hazards
Exposure to environmental pollution may cause brain changes that make people more vulnerable to developing autism or schizophrenia, according to a new study published in Environmental Heath Perspectives. The study showed that the inflammation in the brains of the mice...