Is weight gain the link between air pollution and diabetes risk in young adults?
New research suggests that weight gain patterns during childhood might be the missing link between exposure to air pollution and an increased risk of developing insulin resistance – a key early sign of type 2 diabetes – in young adults.
Study links air pollution to microbial imbalance in children
Researchers in Italy have examined how short-term exposure to air pollution can affect the nasal microbiota of school children in Milan during winter and spring.