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Air pollution is known to harm heart health, but researchers are now uncovering how it may directly damage the heart’s structure. A new study has found that long-term exposure to PM2.5 is linked to increased heart tissue scarring, known as myocardial fibrosis, even in people without diagnosed heart disease.

A new study has found strong genetic evidence that air pollution may contribute to the development of lung cancer in people who have never smoked or smoked only minimally.