The first nationwide study examining all U.S. counties found elevated cancer mortality near operational nuclear plants.

A JAMA study details how lead lingers in the body and how it can elevate blood pressure, harm blood vessel lining, and raise risk of heart attack.

When cutlery, insulation, packaging and other items made of polystyrene plastic break down, they can form nanoplastics up to ...

Family Health Centers, Inc. in Louisville is partnering with Vanderbilt University on a long-term study that will identify environmental cancer risks in the South. The study involves a survey and asks ...

Breathing in common disinfectant chemicals known as quaternary ammonium compounds, or QACs, may be far more harmful than swallowing them, according to a mouse study led by researchers at the ...

The Trump administration on Thursday revoked a scientific finding that climate change is a danger to public health, an idea that President Donald Trump called "a scam." But repeated scientific studies ...

Flame retardants, plasticizers, and "forever" chemicals are common in household items like cookware and cosmetics. But these materials that people are exposed to every day have also been linked to ...

Share on Pinterest Scientists have quantified the impact certain lifestyle factors have on biological aging. Christian Charisius/picture alliance via Getty Images Researchers are still working to ...

An open house to gather public comment on an upcoming local environmental health study runs from 4 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 16, in the Butte Public Archives, 17 W. Quartz St. This phase of the ...

A new study led by researchers from Oxford Population Health has shown that a range of environmental factors, including lifestyle (smoking and physical activity), and living conditions, have a greater ...

A simple silicone wristband could bring important findings to continued cancer research in Louisville and beyond. The Southern Environmental Health Study is a project that combines the efforts of ...