Scientists at the Columbia Center for Children’s Environmental Health (CCCEH) have uncovered a link between prenatal exposure to phthalates—a ubiquitous group of plasticizers and odor-enhancing chemicals—and deficits in motor function in girls. 

As food consumed in the U.S. becomes more and more processed, obesity may become more prevalent. 

Spinal cord injuries (SCI) can cause devastating damage, including loss of mobility and sensation. 

Nitrogen pollution, largely from automobile exhaust, can reduce drinking water quality and make air difficult to breathe. 

A new Cedars-Sinai study reveals how memory and abnormal brain activity are linked in patients with epilepsy who often report problems with memory.

A University of Alberta computing scientist thinks the future of health care looks like the blinking check engine light on the dashboard of your car.

Chemicals commonly used in smartphone, television, and computer displays were found to be potentially toxic and present in nearly half of dozens of samples of household dust collected by a team of toxicologists led by the University of Saskatchewan.

People in European cities are breathing particle pollution from nearby airports as well as traffic finds new research.

An experimental study found that long-term consumption of lingonberry juice lowers high blood pressure and improves the function of blood vessels.

Some of the effects of air pollution on health are well documented –lung cancer, stroke, respiratory diseases, and a long etcetera– but for others there is less scientific evidence.