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Prenatal lead exposure, specifically during the second trimester, was associated with lower cognitive test scores later in life, according to a new Harvard Chan School study.
U.S. counties located closer to operational nuclear power plants have higher rates of cancer mortality than those located farther away, according to a new Harvard Chan School study.
A year after the devastating Los Angeles-area wildfires, Harvard Chan researchers who have been assessing the disaster’s health impacts are taking stock of what they’ve learned, and of the work that lies ahead.
Living in cities that have more trees—and less grass and shrubs—was linked with decreased risk of heart disease, according to a new study co-authored by researchers from Harvard Chan School.
New research from Harvard Chan School shows that, during asthma flare-ups, the mechanical “squeezing” of the airway known as bronchoconstriction can trigger responses in the epithelial cells—those that line the airway—that make bronchoconstriction worsen and persist, creating a self-reinforcing cycle that may contribute to asthma progression.
A column in the new publication, Nature Health, on “The human airborne exposome,” suggests that current methods of measuring and studying the health impacts of air pollution may be inadequate. Peng Gao, Assistant Professor…
Detailed information about the current and former smoking habits of patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) can shed light on the best way to treat them—whether with a combination…
The EPA will scrap its longstanding practice of calculating the economic benefits related to human health when it sets air pollution limits. Pulmonologist Mary Rice is worried about the health impacts.
