Air pollution

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2025 Jan 8
Association between ambient air pollution and outpatient visits of cardiovascular diseases in Zibo,
China: a time series analysis
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39845652/

Conclusion: Ambient pollutants, especially NO2 and CO were associated with CVDs in Zibo, China. And there were strong relationships between NO2, PM2.5, PM10, CO and CVDs in cold season.

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2025 Jan 22
Physical activity alleviated associations of oxidation capacity of the atmosphere with platelet-based inflammatory indicators: findings from the Henan Rural Cohort Study
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39841503/

Conclusions: exposure to O3, Ox, Owtx, and NO2 was positively associated with platelet-based inflammatory indicators, and these associations were modified by PA. The findings suggested that a healthy lifestyle of PA might be an effective measure against early adverse effects of air pollution.

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2025 Jan 9
Short-Term Effect of Air Pollution on Daily Hospital Visits for Anxiety Disorders in Southern China with Low Pollution Concentrations
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39853043/

...The effects of NO2 and CO remained robust across subgroup analyses and sensitivity analyses. Females and middle-aged individuals showed stronger associations than other subgroups. The findings underscore the necessity for public health efforts to alleviate the impact of air pollution on mental health, even in low-concentration settings.

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2025 Jan 23
Ambient Air Pollution and COPD: The Multiethnic Cohort Study
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39847697/

Results: We observed positive associations for NOx (per 50 ppb) with risk of COPD (hazards ratios (HR)=1.45; 95% CI: 1.35-1.55). The associations for NO2 (per 20 ppb), PM2.5 (10ug/m3), PM10 (10ug/m3), CO (1000 ppb), and UFP (IQR=5241.7 particles/cm3) with risk of COPD were in similar directions as these air pollutants are highly correlated with NOx. These associations were found in African American, Latino, and Japanese American participants, but not in whites (p-heterogeneity across race and ethnicity<0.04). These associations also differed by nSES with effects being stronger in racial and ethnic minoritized populations and residents of low SES neighborhoods.


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WIKI - Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a type of progressive lung disease characterized by chronic respiratory symptoms and airflow limitation.... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronic_o ... ry_disease

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2025 Feb 18
The impact of air pollutants on emergency ambulance dispatches due to mental and behavioral disorders in Shenzhen, China
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39966854/

Conclusions: Short exposure to NO2 was positively associated with acute onset of MBDs in Shenzhen, China. Health departments should take effective measures to raise public awareness of NO2 and Humidex, as well as their interaction effects.

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2024 Nov 20
The impact of air pollution on acute angle-closure glaucoma in Hefei, China, 2017-2022: a time-series study
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39805139/

.. Among them, NO 2 , and CO having higher relative risk values for AACG onset.Conclusions: This study highlighted the potential risks of these pollutants and expanded the knowledge of the environmental role in AACG incidence, which will encourage local governments to adopt policy measures and guidance to improve public health.

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2025 Feb 21
Association between air pollution and osteoporosis: A Mendelian randomization study
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39993078/

This study provides compelling evidence for a causal connection between nitrogen oxides, PM2.5, and OP, suggesting that reducing air pollution could play a crucial role in preventing OP development.

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2025 Feb 27
Air pollution and prostate cancer: Unraveling the connection through network toxicology and machine learning
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40022828/

Conclusion: The findings suggest that HDAC6, CDK1, DNMT1, NOS3, and DPP4 play crucial roles in the process by which air pollutants influence PCa. The results offer new insights into the molecular mechanisms linking air pollutants and PCa, highlighting the need for greater public awareness of air pollution issues.

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2025 Mar 29
Association Between Short-term Ambient Air Pollution and Psoriasis: A Time-Stratified Case-Crossover Study
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40156365/

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Coronavirus and Air Pollution
hsph.harvard.edu
https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/c-change/s ... pollution/

While the study does not show that air pollution directly affects an individual’s likelihood of dying from COVID-19 because individual-level COVID data is not yet publicly available, it does show an association between long term exposure to air pollution and higher COVID-19 mortality rates.

2024 Sep
Air Pollution in Relation to COVID-19 Morbidity and Mortality: A Large Population-Based Cohort Study in Catalonia, Spain (COVAIR-CAT)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39468856/

Conclusions: Linkage across several registries allowed the construction of a large population-based cohort, tracking COVID-19 cases from primary care and testing data to hospital admissions, and death. Long- and short-term exposure to ambient air pollution were positively associated with severe COVID-19 events. The effects of long-term air pollution exposure on COVID-19 severity were greater among those with lower individual- and area-level SES.

area-level socioeconomic status (SES)

April 7, 2025
Trends in Multiple Sclerosis-related Mortality Among Older Adults Before and After COVID-19: Insights from CDC WONDER (P10-1.006)
https://www.neurology.org/doi/10.1212/W ... 0000212098

Conclusions:
Trends indicate that mortality due to MS has seen a sharp spike post-COVID-19, particularly among females and NH White populations. This data can help identify risk factors for MS mortality and guide healthcare interventions and research on the pandemic’s role in MS.

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2025 Apr 9
Integrative genetic analysis to decode the causal effect of air pollution on accelerated aging
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40205593/

Conclusions: This study provides robust genetic evidence supporting a causal link between PM2.5 exposure and frailty, highlighting the detrimental effects of air pollution on aging.

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2025 Apr 9
Durational Exposure to Particulate Matter and Changes in Fertility Intentions: A Study of Adults in China
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40205300/

Conclusions: Our results provide the first evidence that PM2.5 and PM10 waves are associated with a reduction in female fertility intentions, offering critical insights for the development of public health policies and strategies aimed at individual protection.

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2025 Apr 9
Impact of early life exposure to heat and cold on linguistic development in two-year-old children: findings from the ELFE cohort study. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40205441/

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2025 Apr 9
Cross ethnic Mendelian randomization analysis reveals causal relationship between air pollution and risk of kidney stones
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40204920/

..Our investigation proposed the correlation between PM2.5 absorbance and an increased risk of kidney stones in European populations