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Impact of marine microplastics on neurologic and functional disabilities: A population-level study. European Journal of Neurology.
Plastic waste in the foreground with a coastal city skyline and ocean in the background, highlighting pollution near urban shorelines.

Noncommunicable Diseases Ocean / Marine Degradation

Impact of marine microplastics on neurologic and functional disabilities: A population-level study. European Journal of Neurology.

This cross-sectional study links higher marine microplastic levels to increased prevalence of cognitive, mobility, and self-care disabilities in U.S. coastal counties.

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Makwana, B., Desai, B., Srinivasan, J., et al.

Air pollution and its role in the rising burden of type 2 diabetes in India: Urgent call for action. Environmental Science and Pollution Research.
Finger prick test for blood glucose testing using a gluco-meter.

Noncommunicable Diseases Air Pollution

Air pollution and its role in the rising burden of type 2 diabetes in India: Urgent call for action. Environmental Science and Pollution Research.

This review highlights growing evidence linking air pollution to rising type 2 diabetes in India, summarizing findings from Indian and global studies, biological mechanisms, and recommending urban planning, clean energy, and policy solutions.

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Vasishta, S., and Adija, U.

Environmental modulators of vascular physiology and inflammation. Experimental Physiology.

Noncommunicable Diseases Air Pollution

Environmental modulators of vascular physiology and inflammation. Experimental Physiology.

The review examines how environmental factors, particularly pollutants and natural compounds, influence vascular physiology, inflammation, and the development of atherosclerosis (the build up of fats and cholesterol in artery walls) and cardiovascular disease.

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Seneviratne, A.N., Majumdar, A., Surendranath, K., et al.

Killer fungi to spread as climate heats up. Financial Times.
The Aspergillus fumigatus pathogen seen under a microscope. © BSIP/Universal Images Group/Getty Images

Infectious Diseases Noncommunicable Diseases

Killer fungi to spread as climate heats up. Financial Times.

Climate change is accelerating the global spread of the deadly fungus Aspergillus, which infects millions of people annually. Rising temperatures could expose millions more to infections, especially the immunocompromised, threatening human health and food security.

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Peel, M.