Babies living in areas with high levels of air pollution have a greater risk of death than those surrounded by cleaner air, a study has found.Read More

A Canadian study found that exposure to a common air pollutant during pregnancy was tied to higher odds of a child being diagnosed with autism by age five. That pollutant, nitric oxide, is associated with traffic pollution, the researchers noted, according to medicalxpress.com. “There is no cure for autism spectrum disorder, so prevention has an...Read More

Scientists have found the first evidence that particles of air pollution travel through pregnant women’s lungs and lodge in their placentas. Toxic air is already strongly linked to harm in fetuses but how the damage is done is unknown. The new study, involving mothers living in London, UK, revealed sooty particles in the placentas of...Read More