The Magazine for Sleep Professionals
Monday, March 16, 2026
Women who were highly exposed to ultrafine particles in air pollution during their pregnancy were more likely to have children who developed asthma, according to a study published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. This is the first time asthma has been linked with prenatal exposure […]
Dietary intake of two fatty acids, omega-3 and omega-6, may have opposite effects on the severity of asthma in children and may also play opposite roles in modifying their response to indoor air pollution, according to new research published online in the American Thoracic Society’s American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. In […]
Chinese Researchers Find Increased Risk in Large Study Population Short-term exposure to three common air pollutants may increase the risk of dying from asthma, according to new research published online in the American Thoracic Society’s American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. In “Short-Term Exposure to Ambient Air Pollution and […]
In a huge blow to public health, EPA administrator Scott Pruitt announced a new rule that would only allow EPA to consider research studies for which the underlying data are available to the public, thus severely limiting the number of scientific studies that the EPA can use in setting health […]
