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February 26, 2020

Health benefits of clean air are immediate

When pollutants are removed from the air, our health improves right away. That’s the latest from a team of scientists at the University of Illinois in Chicago. Cutting pollution makes a difference The team looked at various scenarios where pollution...

February 19, 2020

Our bones, our memory, our performance at school. Air pollution affects us all

In recent months, there has been a steady stream of new studies published. All illustrating the different ways pollution can affect our health. Here’s a summary of what’s new. Pollution may weaken our bones Scientists from the Barcelona Institute for...

January 22, 2020

The dangers of air pollution for our children

There have been a number of studies published in recent years, confirming a link between air pollution and poor mental health. Up until now, much of the focus has been on adults. However, a new study from the country’s leading...

January 1, 2020

Looking back on 2019

As we say goodbye to 2019 and head into 2020, we thought we’d take a moment to look back at some of the big news over the last 12 months. What made the headlines in the world of air quality?...

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November 18, 2019

Clean Air Helps to Heal Hashimoto’s Disease

This week we’ve partnered with Tracey Grant, a registered dietitian with a holistic approach to wellness. Back in 2014 Tracey was diagnosed with Hashimoto’s Disease, an autoimmune condition that affects the thyroid gland. Hashimoto’s Disease occurs when the immune system...

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November 11, 2019

Air Pollution Linked to Depression in Old Age

According to findings from a British research team, living in a heavily polluted area can increase our risk of suffering from depression by a third.1 The team looked at data from 13 European cities and found that people over the...

October 28, 2019

Air pollution linked to bipolar disorder

A study just published, found that exposure to high levels of air pollution, particularly early on in life, increases a person’s chances of developing bipolar disorder and severe depression as an adult. Teams from the US and Denmark looked at...

September 2, 2019

Remove air pollutants to reduce your dementia risk

Dementia is a term used to describe a group of diseases that affect a person’s memory or thinking skills. Alzheimer’s is the most common form of dementia and accounts for up to 80% of dementia cases. Vascular dementia is another...

July 22, 2019

The unseen effects of air pollution

The statistics on air pollution are often staggering. 8 million premature deaths every year. And a reduction in life span of up to 2 years. However, there are many millions of people that don’t show up in this type of...

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