News articles tagged with 'air' (Page 2)
Wind turbines may benefit crops
— 18 Dec 2010 13:42 | EnvironmentWind turbines in Midwestern farm fields may be doing more than churning out electricity. The giant turbine blades that generate renewable energy might also help corn and soybean crops…
Photos of tiny blood vessels in the eye link air pollution to heart disease
— 1 Dec 2010 18:19 | HealthBy digitally photographing the tiny, hair-like blood vessels in the back of our eyes, researchers can now look directly at how small blood vessels like those that bring blood to the…
Flexible wings driven by simple oscillation may be viable for efficient micro air vehicles
— 23 Nov 2010 17:47 | TechnologyIn the future, tiny air vehicles may be able to fly through cracks in concrete to search for earthquake victims, explore a contaminated building or conduct surveillance missions for…
Prehistoric winged beasts 'pole-vaulted' into flight
— 15 Nov 2010 16:32 | Geology and palaeontologyControversial claims that enormous prehistoric winged beasts could not fly have been refuted by the most comprehensive study to date which asserts that giant pterosaurs were skilled…
Scented consumer products shown to emit many unlisted chemicals
— 27 Oct 2010 12:21 | HealthThe sweet smell of fresh laundry may contain a sour note. Widely used fragranced products - including those that claim to be 'green' - give off many chemicals that are not listed on…
Air pollution exposure increases risk of severe COPD
— 22 Oct 2010 16:19 | HealthLong term exposure to low-level air pollution may increase the risk of severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to researcher s in Denmark. While acute exposure…
Provocative new Montreal study probes link between breast cancer and air pollution
— 7 Oct 2010 15:36 | HealthAir pollution has already been linked to a range of health problems. Now, a ground-breaking new study suggests pollution from traffic may put women at risk for another deadly disease.…
Air pollution alters immune function, worsens asthma symptoms
— 6 Oct 2010 04:59 | HealthExposure to dirty air is linked to decreased function of a gene that appears to increase the severity of asthma in children, according to a joint study by researchers at Stanford University…
X-rays linked to increased childhood leukaemia risk
— 5 Oct 2010 05:04 | HealthDiagnostic X-rays may increase the risk of developing childhood leukaemia, according to a new study by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley's School of Public Health…
National study finds strong link between diabetes and air pollution
— 30 Sep 2010 11:35 | HealthA national epidemiologic study finds a strong, consistent correlation between adult diabetes and particulate air pollution that persists after adjustment for other risk factors like…