Air pollution causes DNA mutations leading to lung cancer in non-smokers
The Guardian - 02-Jul-2025Some herbal medicines also showed risky DNA changes
Respiratory Disease
Influenza, pneumonia, air pollution One of the preventable big killers – though preventable in a difficult way that you may have to sacrifice your job, community and city life to avoid it.
I’ll keep track on these pages of big studies on mortality and also any studies on effectiveness of masks or other measures that could reduce the impact.
Consumer Grade Air Quality MonitorsMust be able to monitor PM2.5
Respiratory Disease News
Calico taps Mabwell’s anti-ageing antibody in $596m licensing deal
FierceBiotech - 26-Jun-2025Alphabet's Calico licenses IL-11 drug to target age-related diseases beyond China
Tiny magnetic robots target sinus infections
The Guardian - 25-Jun-2025Micro-robots clear sinus infections in animals by targeting bacteria with heat and light
Air pollution to blame for 30,000 UK deaths in 2025, doctors warn
Sky News - 19-Jun-2025Toxic air cuts UK life expectancy and costs £27bn annually, says Royal College of Physicians
Respiratory Disease Resources
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Health Effects Institute (HEI)
Nonprofit company specialized in research on the health effects of air pollution
07-May-2015
Air pollution - a significant killer
Long-term exposure to PM2.5 and other air pollution can knock 12 years off your life
