Air pollution may seem like a daily nuisance, but exposure during pregnancy and early childhood can have lasting effects.

Indoor air pollution poses a greater risk to children than adults due to their developing lungs and faster breathing rate.

Long-term exposure to air pollutants is associated with decrements in lung function in children. However, its effects in very young children are not well known, nor is it known whether there is a time ...

This cross-sectional study of 300 school-aged girls in Tehran found that higher air pollution exposure was consistently ...

Studies have shown that exposure to PM2.5 can cause temporary vascular and blood pressure responses in young individuals, ...

Children exposed to traffic-related air pollution show seasonal changes in their nasal bacteria, with winter pollution driving a shift toward less diverse, and potentially more harmful, microbial ...