Background Both genetic factors and air pollution are risk factors for coronary artery disease
(CAD), but their combined effects on CAD are uncertain. The study aimed to …

A growing body of literature has attempted to characterize how traffic-related air pollution
(TRAP) affects molecular and subclinical biological processes in ways that could lead to …

With the concentration of air pollutants increasing, air pollution has many hazards to the
human body. Meteorology is the main factor affecting the diffusion of air pollutants. Studying …

Background Long‐term air pollution exposure is a significant risk factor for inpatient hospital
admissions in the general population. However, we lack information on whether long‐term …

The characteristics of a person's health status are often guided by how they live, grow, learn,
their genetics, as well as their access to health care. Yet, all too often, studies examining the …

Growing evidence suggests that exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2. 5) may reduce life
expectancy; however, the causal pathways of PM2. 5 exposure affecting life expectancy …

More than 90% of all the roads in the United States are covered with asphalt, despite
hundreds of scientific studies demonstrating the detrimental effect of asphalt on human …

The Framingham Risk Score to predict 30-year risk (FRS30y) of cardiovascular disease
(CVD) constitutes an important tool for long-term risk prediction. However, due to its complex …

To explore the acute subclinical cardiovascular effects of fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) and
its constituents, a longitudinal study with 61 healthy young volunteers was conducted in …

Background and aims Epidemiological evidence suggests that the phenotype of glutathione
S-transferase mu 1 (GSTM1), a hepatic high-expressed phase II detoxification enzyme, is …