Direct human health risks of increased atmospheric carbon dioxide

TA Jacobson, JS Kler, MT Hernke, RK Braun… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Growing evidence suggests that environmentally relevant elevations in CO2 (< 5,000 ppm)
may pose direct risks for human health. Increasing atmospheric CO2 concentrations could …

Effect of estrous cycle on behavior of females in rodent tests of anxiety

TA Lovick, H Zangrossi Jr - Frontiers in psychiatry, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Anxiety disorders are more prevalent in women than in men. In women the menstrual cycle
introduces another variable; indeed, some conditions eg, premenstrual syndrome, are …

Low level carbon dioxide indoors—a pollution indicator or a pollutant? A health-based perspective

SD Lowther, S Dimitroulopoulou, K Foxall, C Shrubsole… - Environments, 2021 - mdpi.com
With modern populations in developed countries spending approximately 90% of their time
indoors, and with carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations inside being able to accumulate to …

Effects of voluntary and involuntary exercise on cognitive functions, and VEGF and BDNF levels in adolescent rats

N Uysal, M Kiray, AR Sisman, UM Camsari… - Biotechnic & …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Regular treadmill running during adolescence improves learning and memory in rats.
During adolescence, the baseline level of stress is thought to be greater than during other …

Fossil Fuel Combustion Is Driving Indoor CO2 Toward Levels Harmful to Human Cognition

KB Karnauskas, SL Miller, AC Schapiro - GeoHealth, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Human activities are elevating atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations to levels
unprecedented in human history. The majority of anticipated impacts of anthropogenic CO2 …

[HTML][HTML] Possible toxicity of chronic carbon dioxide exposure associated with face mask use, particularly in pregnant women, children and adolescents–A scoping …

K Kisielinski, S Wagner, O Hirsch, B Klosterhalfen… - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Abstract Introduction During the SARS-CoV-2-pandemic, face masks have become one of
the most important ubiquitous factors affecting human breathing. It increases the resistance …

Brains in space: the importance of understanding the impact of long-duration spaceflight on spatial cognition and its neural circuitry

AC Stahn, S Kühn - Cognitive Processing, 2021 - Springer
Fifty years after the first humans stepped on the Moon, space faring nations have entered a
new era of space exploration. NASA's reference mission to Mars is expected to comprise …

Paving the way to better understand the effects of prolonged spaceflight on operational performance and its neural bases

AC Stahn, D Bucher, P Zu Eulenburg, P Denise… - npj …, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract Space exploration objectives will soon move from low Earth orbit to distant
destinations like Moon and Mars. The present work provides an up-to-date roadmap that …

The effects of elevated carbon dioxide concentration and mental workload on task performance in an enclosed environmental chamber

J Zhang, L Pang, X Cao, X Wanyan, X Wang… - Building and …, 2020 - Elsevier
In an enclosed environmental chamber, fifteen participants were recruited to investigate the
effects of elevated carbon dioxide (CO 2) concentration and mental workload on their task …

Future research directions to identify risks and mitigation strategies for neurostructural, ocular, and behavioral changes induced by human spaceflight: A NASA-ESA …

RD Seidler, C Stern, M Basner, AC Stahn… - Frontiers in Neural …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
A team of experts on the effects of the spaceflight environment on the brain and eye (SANS:
Spaceflight-Associated Neuro-ocular Syndrome) was convened by NASA and ESA to (1) …