The developing human brain is shaped by environmental exposures—for better or worse.
Many exposures relevant to mental health are genuinely social in nature or believed to have …

Climate change and air pollution can interact to amplify risks to human health and crop
production. This has significant implications for our ability to reach the Sustainable …

Fossil-fuel combustion by-products are the world's most significant threat to children's health
and future and are major contributors to global inequality and environmental injustice. The …

For decades, we have known that chemicals affect human and wildlife behavior. Moreover,
due to recent technological and computational advances, scientists are now increasingly …

Background: Prenatal exposure to air pollution is considered to be associated with adverse
effects on child health. This may partly be mediated by mechanisms related to DNA …

Background Higher prenatal ambient air pollution exposure has been associated with
impaired neurodevelopment in preschoolers and school-aged children. The purpose of this …

Context: Inhaled nanoparticles can migrate to the brain via the olfactory bulb, as
demonstrated in experiments in several animal species. This route of exposure may be the …

Global health emergencies such as Covid-19 have highlighted the importance of access to
nature and open spaces in our cities for social, physical, and mental health. However, there …

This study provides the first evidence that air pollution causes economy-wide reductions in
market economic activity based on data for Europe. The analysis combines satellite-based …

Children are more vulnerable to the risks of air pollution, including susceptibility to acquiring
chronic diseases in their developing lungs. Despite these, there are no specific masks …