Ahead of the International Day of Clean Air, here’s a look at what causes air pollution, what it does to people and how the world can rein it in.

Scientists in the US have discovered a possible explanation for the way long-term exposure to high levels of air pollution increases the risk of developing dementia.

A new study reveals a molecular link between fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5) and Lewy body dementia, a devastating neurodegenerative condition.

Grandmothers’ exposure to industrial pollution raises intellectual disability risks in grandchildren, echoing harm across generations.

A team of researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine say they have revealed a possible molecular connection between air pollution ...

Findings add to growing evidence indicating how environmental factors may trigger harmful protein changes in the brain that ...

Research shows U.S. cities are experiencing more frequent and intense overlaps of heat waves and air pollution.

A team of researchers found there is a possible molecular connection between air pollution and an increased risk of ...

The very things you employ to make your home smell fresher are actually more than just masking other pollutants, they are ...

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), indoor air pollution accounts for more than 3.2 million deaths annually, ...

Air pollution caused by wildfires can raise the risks of cardiovascular events and death, but the impact is inconsistent, according to new data from two major California wildfires. Increased risks of ...

Most of North Idaho is under an Air Quality Advisory Friday as several wildfires continue to burn throughout the region, in ...