Chemicals found in common household disinfectants, glues, and furniture textiles could damage supporting cells in the brain during critical stages of their development, a new study based on human cell cultures and mice has found.
Living in poorer neighborhoods is linked to higher risk of dementia and faster brain aging, according to new research.
Obesity rates around the world are soaring and governments are failing to tackle the issue as a systemic problem, health campaigners warn.
The scientists used a new analytical tool to measure microplastics present in human placentas, finding the tiny pollutants in all 62 of the placenta samples tested with concentrations ranging from 6.5 to 790 micrograms per gram of tissue.
Hundreds of novel ingredients never encountered by human physiology are now found in nearly 60 percent of the average adult's diet and nearly 70 percent of children's diets.
Older adults are twice as likely to develop dementia if they’ve been infected with the herpes simplex virus, a new 15-year study concludes.
Emerging research is shedding light on a startling connection between air pollution and suicide rates, underscoring the far-reaching effects of environmental pollutants on mental health.
One in 10 premature births in the U.S. have been linked to pregnant women being exposed to chemicals in extremely common plastic products, a large study said.
The number of new cancer cases will rise to more than 35 million in 2050 – 77 percent higher than the figure in 2022, the World Health Organization reported recently.
With a fatality rate 20 times that of COVID-19, and no vaccine, Disease X could swiftly bring humanity to its knees.
A recent study shows how a number of effects of longer daily commutes can snowball into depression. The study was conducted in South Korea, a country with some of the longest average commuting times.
The sticky clumps of amyloid beta protein found in the brains of people with Alzheimer's disease might behave like prions and may even spread to other people under very rare circumstances involving medical procedures.
Nanoplastics that can leach into water and soil affect a specific protein found in the brain, causing changes linked to Parkinson’s disease and other types of dementia.
Recent and long-term marijuana use is linked to changes in the human genome, a new study found. Although multiple states have legalized marijuana, the health consequences of marijuana use are not well understood.
Nearly five times more people will likely die due to extreme heat in the coming decades, an international team of experts said Wednesday, warning that without action on climate change the "health of humanity is at grave risk".
