University Of Leicester Warns UK Air Pollution Permanently Stunts Child Lungs To Trigger Early Heart Disease

University Of Leicester Warns UK Air Pollution Permanently Stunts Child Lungs To Trigger Early Heart Disease

New research from the University of Leicester has confirmed that children in the UK are reaching adulthood with permanently reduced lung capacity because of air pollution, placing them on a direct trajectory toward heart disease decades before their time. The findings come from two interlinked studies produced by Leicester's Centre for Environmental Health and Sustainability, examining the effect of air pollutants at every stage from pregnancy t…

Air pollution slows lung growth during childhood, UK study shows

Researchers find breathing more air pollution can slow lung development all the way up to early adulthood.