Executive summary Despite substantial progress in reducing the global impact of many non-
communicable diseases, including heart disease and cancer, morbidity and mortality due to …

In this narrative review, we summarize the literature and provide updates on recent studies
of air pollution exposures and child lung function and lung function growth. We include …

Background Ozone effects on lung function are particularly important to understand in the
context of the air pollution-health outcomes epidemiologic literature, given the complex …

In the pathogenesis of asthma in children there is a pivotal role for a type 2 inflammatory
response to early life exposures or events. Interactions between infections, atopy, genetic …

Highlights•A data-based atmospheric chemistry-species transport model is developed•Two
key topography parameters influence VOC diffusion profiles•Emitted VOC transport levels …

Background Several studies reported that long-term exposure to fine particulate matter (PM
2.5) was associated with an increased risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease …

The leading mechanisms through which air pollutants exert their damaging effects are the
promotion of oxidative stress, the induction of an inflammatory response, and the …

(1) Background: The developmental origins of health and disease (DOHaD) hypothesis links
adverse fetal exposures with developmental mal-adaptations and morbidity later in life …

Emerging evidence suggests that adverse early life events can affect long-term health
trajectories throughout life. Preterm birth, in particular, is a significant early life event that …

Household air pollution, primarily from solid fuels, globally caused 3.2 million premature
deaths in 2020. India houses more than a quarter of global solid fuel users, and transitioning …