Decades of research have demonstrated that diabetes affects racial and ethnic minority and
low-income adult populations in the US disproportionately, with relatively intractable …

Air pollution is a complex mixture of gaseous and particulate components, each of which has
detrimental effects on human health. While the composition of air pollution varies greatly …

Obesity is a multifactorial disease with both genetic and environmental components. The
prevailing view is that obesity results from an imbalance between energy intake and …

Significance: Particulate matter (PM) air pollution is a leading cause of global cardiovascular
morbidity and mortality. Understanding the biological action of PM is of particular importance …

Recent studies suggest an association between particulate matter (PM) air pollution and
gastrointestinal (GI) disease. In addition to direct deposition, PM can be indirectly deposited …

Mounting evidence supports that fine particulate matter adversely affects cardiometabolic
diseases particularly in susceptible individuals; however, health effects induced by the …

Air pollution is the largest environmental risk factor for disease and premature death. Among
the different components that are present in polluted air, fine particulate matter below 2.5 μm …

Human health and environmental risks are increasing following air pollution associated with
vehicular and industrial emissions in which particulate matter is a constituent. The purpose …

OBJECTIVE: Air pollution is a novel risk factor for insulin resistance and occurrence of type 2
diabetes mellitus (T2DM), but the evidence is limited and diverse. Therefore, the aim of this …

Recent episodes of severe air pollution in eastern Asia have been reported in the scientific
literature and news media. Therefore, there is growing concern about the systemic effects of …