People with higher exposure to traffic-related air pollution were more likely to have high amounts of amyloid plaques in their brains associated with Alzheimer’s disease after death, according to a study published in the February 21, 2024, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
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Climate Change Could Push Bowhead Whales to Cross Paths With Shipping Traffic
Shrinking sea ice and shifts in summer food availability have shifted the whales’ migration patterns.
Climate Change Contributes to Rise of West Nile Virus in Europe
A team of researchers from the Spatial Epidemiology Lab (SpELL) of the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB) and the bclimate group of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) demonstrate in a new publication the contribution of climate change to the geographical expansion of West Nile virus in Europe.
Air Pollution Hides Increases in Rainfall
For much of the last century, the drying effect of aerosols has masked increases in rainfall from greenhouse gases – but as aerosol emissions diminish, average and extreme rains may ramp up.
Gulf Corals Still Suffering More Than a Decade After Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
Exposure to oil — and possibly the chemicals used to clean up oil spills — has made corals prone to breaking and showing signs of high stress, even today.
Concordia Researchers Identify a Decline in Microbial Genetic Richness in the Western Arctic Ocean
The Arctic region is experiencing climate change at a much faster rate than the rest of the world.