How air pollution speeds up muscle decline in older adults
Live Forever Club - 02-Dec-2025Long-term exposure to common pollutants increases sarcopenia risk and weakens mobility with age
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
Telomerase therapy shows promise for pulmonary fibrosis
Medical Xpress - 18-Nov-2025Boosting telomerase with engineered RNA reduced ageing and fibrosis in human lung tissue
Unlocking the lung’s hidden repair switch
Mayo Clinic - 14-Oct-2025Mayo study finds C/EBPα blocks lung repair; targeting it could restore regeneration
Air pollution linked to increased frailty in older adults
The Guardian - 03-Oct-2025Air pollution may cause 10–20% of frailty cases; secondhand smoke raises risk by ~60%
Respiratory Disease Resources
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The Invisible Killer
The Rising Global Threat of Air Pollution and How We Can Fight Back, written by Gary Fuller
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
