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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 Monitors

Must be able to monitor PM2.5

Respiratory Disease News

UK air pollution fell since 2015, but ozone increased

UK air pollution fell since 2015, but ozone increased

The Guardian - 15-Jul-2025

Scientists urge smarter, combined pollution strategies

Air pollution causes DNA mutations leading to lung cancer in non-smokers

Air pollution causes DNA mutations leading to lung cancer in non-smokers

The Guardian - 02-Jul-2025

Some herbal medicines also showed risky DNA changes

Calico taps Mabwell’s anti-ageing antibody in $596m licensing deal

Calico taps Mabwell’s anti-ageing antibody in $596m licensing deal

FierceBiotech - 26-Jun-2025

Alphabet's Calico licenses IL-11 drug to target age-related diseases beyond China

Tiny magnetic robots target sinus infections

Tiny magnetic robots target sinus infections

The Guardian - 25-Jun-2025

Micro-robots clear sinus infections in animals by targeting bacteria with heat and light

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Respiratory Disease Resources

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Health Effects Institute (HEI)

Nonprofit company specialized in research on the health effects of air pollution

Speck

Indoor air quality monitor

Real time Air Quality Index map

World's Air Pollution: Real-time Air Quality Index

Flow

Air quality sensor that measures air quality and predicts pollution

Air Quality Egg

Air quality data device

Studio Roosegaarde

Social design lab of Dutch artist and innovator Daan Roosegaarde.

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Respiratory Disease Blog Posts

Air pollution - a significant killer
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

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Topics covered in this page:
Air Pollution, Respiratory Disease