Epidemiological evidence demonstrates a link between air pollution exposure and the onset
and progression of cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, current …

Despite substantial disease burden, existing evidence on the risk factors for obstructive
sleep apnea (OSA) have been derived primarily from cross-sectional studies without …

Background The negative health impacts of traffic-related air pollution (TRAP) have been
investigated for many decades, however, less attention has been paid to the effect of TRAP …

Around 40% of dementia risk is attributable to modifiable risk factors such as physical
inactivity, hypertension, diabetes and obesity. Recently, sleep disorders, including …

Environmental exposures may influence sleep; however, the contributions of environmental
chemical pollutants to sleep health have not been systematically investigated. We …

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) can lead to sleep deprivation, accidents, and cardiovascular
diseases. However, research on the short-term effects of air pollutants on OSA severity is …

Sleep and sleep-related disorders have developmentally specific manifestations and effects,
supporting a life course approach for understanding the accompanying risk factors and …

Background The objective of this study was to examine associations of daily averages and
daily variations in ambient relative humidity (RH), temperature, and PM 2.5 on the …

Circadian rhythms are a series of endogenous autonomous oscillators that are generated by
the molecular circadian clock which coordinates and synchronizes internal time with the …

Abstract Background Sargassum invasion of Caribbean and American shorelines is a
recurring environmental hazard. Potential health effects of long-term chronic exposure to …