Indoor air pollution can significantly impact pregnant people and children, even contributing to asthma and affecting fetal development. Experts at Mount Sinai show that simple, practical changes at home, combined with clinical and community support, can meaningfully reduce risks and help protect children’s lung health from the very start.
Exposure to lingering fine particulate matter (PM2.5) from wildfire smoke can have health effects up to three months afterwards, well beyond the couple of days that previous studies have identified. The exposure can occur even after the fires have ended.
Researchers found an increase in the risk of ASCVD death, with notable associations with oil combustion sources and coal and biomass burning
Dr. Kloog discussed how new AI and machine learning models that he has developed are being used to study environmental exposures, like air pollution and temperature extremes, and their impact on public health.
Idling is when engines are left running while the vehicle is parked. Idling motors can create twice as much pollution to the environment and poses a risk to everyone’s health.
Kicking off Mount Sinai’s events during this year’s Aspen Ideas Festival on June 21, 2024, Dr. Brendan Carr, Mount Sinai Health System CEO, moderated a panel on exposomics and the environmental exposures that shape a person’s health across their lifespan.
Rosalind Wright, MD MPH has seen middle-aged patients with conditions such as chronic lung disease, obesity, cognitive decline, and heart disease — conditions whose roots can be traced back many years, even to conditions prior to birth, during their mother’s pregnancy. “The trajectory is set, often, very early on,” she said. “And it’s really a host of environmental factors acting together and cumulatively.”
Dr. Wright joined Corey Powell, Co-Editor in Chief on the OpenMind podcast for an in-depth discussion, unravelling how everyday elements like air pollution, dietary habits, and emotional experiences create a “toxic soup” that can affect cognitive functions from infancy to old age.
PM2.5 has long been recognized as a significant health concern, with strong links to increased mortality and morbidity. It often disproportionately affects minority and low-income communities.
Type 2 diabetes is a major public health concern rising rapidly, with the number of people diagnosed with the disease worldwide more than doubling in the past 20 years. Researchers from the Mount Sinai Institute for Exposomic Research found that exposure to air pollution was associated with higher risks for developing diabetes.
Smoke from wildfires in Canada is affecting air quality in parts of the U.S. Northeast. Understand the risks to children and how to protect them.
Mount Sinai scientists are reconstructing air pollution exposure at a 50-meter by 50-meter spot at more than 200 million locations in urban U.S. areas, going back 20 years
Air pollution is a major public health concern that has been linked to a number of health problems, including heart disease. In this webinar, Dr. Hadley will discuss the latest scientific research on the connection between air pollution and heart health and what individuals can do to reduce their risk.
Researchers from the Mount Sinai Institute for Exposomic Research have published a comprehensive review of the known impacts of wildfire smoke exposure on cardiovascular health
Researchers from the Mount Sinai Institute for Exposomic Research found that exposure to heat and air pollution was associated with lower birth weight, an indicator for lifetime development.
Researchers from the Mount Sinai Institute for Exposomic Research are first to find ultrafine particles from traffic pollution influences asthma risk in U.S. children
