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Exposure to woodland benefits adolescents’ cognition and mental health
Analysis of children and young people s proximity to woodlands has shown links with better cognitive development and a lower risk of emotional and behavioral problems, in research led by UCL and Imperial College London scientists that could influence planning decisions in urban areas.
In what is believed to be one of the largest studies of its kind, researchers used longitudinal data relating to 3,568 children and teenagers, aged nine to 15 years, from 31 schools across London. This period is a key time in the development of adolescents thinking, reasoning and understanding of the world.
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Exposure to air pollution significantly increases the risk of infertility, according to the first study to examine the danger to the general population.
The analysis of 18,000 couples in China found that those living with moderately higher levels of small-particle pollution had a 20 per cent greater risk of infertility, defined as not becoming pregnant within a year of trying.
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The study design did not enable the scientists to determine how air pollution might damage fertility, but pollution particles are known to cause inflammation in the body, which could damage egg and sperm production, the scientists said. Another recent study of 600 women attending a U.S. infertility clinic found that increased exposure to air pollution was associated with a lower number of maturing eggs in the ovaries.
Air pollution significantly raises risk of infertility, study finds Damian Carrington Environment editor Wilton site in Teesside
Exposure to air pollution significantly increases the risk of infertility, according to the first study to examine the danger to the general population.
The analysis of 18,000 couples in China found that those living with moderately higher levels of small-particle pollution had a 20% greater risk of infertility, defined as not becoming pregnant within a year of trying.
The study design did not enable the scientists to determine how air pollution might damage fertility, but pollution particles are known to cause inflammation in the body, which could damage egg and sperm production, the scientists said. Another recent study of 600 women attending a US infertility clinic found that increased exposure to air pollution was associated with a lower number of maturing eggs in the ovaries.