TUESDAY, Dec. 10, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Heavy smoke from wildfires more frequently chokes the skies over the Western United States, but cities farther to the east are no longer being spared, new research shows. Canada’s unusually intense 2023 wildfire season smothered American cities as far off as Baltimore andContinue Reading

MONDAY, Nov. 11, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Asthma is associated with memory problems in children, a new study has found. Further, the early onset of asthma might worsen potential memory deficits in kids, researchers found. This is the first study to make such a connection, researchers said. “This study underscoresContinue Reading

THURSDAY, Oct. 3, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Even air pollution levels considered safe by U.S. standards appear to cause differences in the brains of growing children, a new review suggests. “We’re seeing differences in brain outcomes between children with higher levels of pollution exposure versus lower levels of pollution exposure,”Continue Reading