In winter, a weather phenomenon that often looks like a grey cloud hovering over a city can trap pollution and seriously threaten our health. Here's how to stay safe during...
Mounting scientific evidence suggests that gas stoves are bad for the environment and pose potential health risks for those who use them. So, what’s going on?
When the air outside is visibly thick with a brown and yellow haze of pollutants, Salt Lake County families retreat indoors, where it is arguably safer to breathe. But, what...
Hazy skies during the summer months should be as concerning as they look. The lingering hue could be heat, elevated ozone air pollution, or particulate pollution related to wildfire smoke...
A multidisciplinary team of University of Utah Health scientists has received a five-year, $3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to investigate how variations in pollutant-sensing genes in...
Yoshimi Anzai, MD, MPH, has received the Marie Slodowska-Curie Award from the American Association for Women Radiology (AAWR), the highest honor presented to Women in Radiology and Radiation Oncology disciplines.
Air quality has been associated with numerous adverse health outcomes from asthma to pre-term birth. Researchers at University of Utah Health found women living along the Wasatch Front — the...
A team of University of Utah researchers has received a $5.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering to develop an informatics...
In the past five years, researchers have placed a greater focus on studying the effects of "near-roadway pollution." More research needs to be done, but many scientists are beginning to...
