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Long-term exposure to wildfire smoke fine particulate matter is linked to a significant increase in incident stroke risk among older adults.

CORVALLIS, Ore. — This year’s wildfire season is expected to be just as bad as we saw in the summer of 2024, which will mean very smoky skies and poor air quality. According to new research from ...

The research team presented their findings at the Radiological Society of North America’s annual meeting in December 2025.

Exposure to air pollutants such as particulate matter and nitrogen dioxide may increase the risk for rheumatoid arthritis in ...

Scientists say human-caused climate change led to 15,000 additional early deaths from wildfire air pollution in the continental United States during the 15-year period ending in 2020. Scientists say ...

Study links higher air pollution exposure to increased risk of eczema, with PM2.5 concentrations nearly doubling the odds of the condition. Study: Association between fine particulate matter and ...

Bring on the Spectrum (BOTS), a Capital Region-based non-profit who support neurodivergent kids and adults. City of Troy ends boil water advisory after successful water line repairs on 5th Avenue The ...

An independent impact analysis commissioned by the grassroots coalition Tucker United states that Tucker, Grant, and Hardy ...

The study, which analyzed blood samples provided by 330 pregnant women from the Atlanta metropolitan area, is believed to be the first to investigate how exposure to ambient fine particulate matter ...

The National Academies will conduct a workshop on the state-of the-science on exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) indoors, its health impacts, and engineering approaches and interventions to ...