Singapore fumes as air pollution hits 16-year high SINGAPORE (AP) — Singaporeans rolled back military training, kept cough-stricken children indoors and considered wearing protective masks to work after a smoky haze triggered by forest fires in neighboring Indonesia caused air pollution to briefly hit its worst level in nearly 16 years. [News Source]

Air pollution may be linked to risk of autism PORTLAND -- Research out Tuesday has a lot of people talking about risks during pregnancy. It found air pollution may increase the chances of a woman's unborn child eventually developing autism. Researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health looked at more than 100,000 pregnant women to determine their levels of exposure to air pollution. Beaverton mom, April Bijak, has two boys with autism ... [News Source]

Air pollution exposure while pregnant linked to autism risk CBS — Exposure to air pollution while pregnant may increase a woman's risk that her unborn child eventually develops autism. [News Source]

Microsampling air pollution Near the corner of Tillary and Jay Streets in Brooklyn, Michael Heimbinder stood near a blue mailbox, head down, poking at his smartphone. A graph appeared: a single line plotting ambient carbon monoxide exposure in the neighborhood. Minutes later, he ran over to an idling Honda Pilot and held a small, black sensor to its...  [Read More...] [News Source]

The Link Between Air Pollution And Autism New evidence suggests that the quality of air mothers breathe while pregnant could affect their kids. Nobody knows what exactly causes autism. Genetics are probably a piece of it. Vaccines are not . A new study says there’s another trigger: air pollution. The study, published this week in Environmental Health Perspectives , tested the idea that air pollution while in utero can contribute to ... [News Source]

Autism tied to air pollution, brain-wiring disconnect in studies Posted June 18, 2013, at 1:17 p.m. Researchers seeking the roots of autism have linked the disorder to chemicals in air pollution and, in a separate study, found that language difficulties of the disorder may be due to a disconnect in brain wiring. [News Source]

Early-life air pollution linked with childhood asthma in minorities Scientists have found that exposure in infancy to nitrogen dioxide (NO2), a component of motor vehicle air pollution, is strongly linked with later development of childhood asthma among African Americans and Latinos. [News Source]

Early-life air pollution linked with childhood asthma in minorities, in study A research team led by UCSF scientists has found that exposure in infancy to nitrogen dioxide, a component of motor vehicle air pollution, is strongly linked with later development of childhood asthma among African-Americans and Latinos. [News Source]

Air Pollution Raises Autism Risk Pregnant women exposed to high levels of air pollution are twice as likely to have a child with autism compared to women exposed to low levels, scientists from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) reported in Environmental Health Perspectives (June 18th edition). The authors claim that theirs is the first large nationwide study to examine associations between air pollution and ASD (autism ... [News Source]

Autism Linked with Air-Pollution Exposure During Pregnancy Pregnant women who are exposed to high levels of air pollution may be more likely to give birth to children with autism, according to a new study. [News Source]

Air pollution exposure during pregnancy increases autism risk for baby: Study Pregnant women exposed to high levels of air pollution are up to twice as likely to have a child with autism as women who lived in areas with low pollution, according to a new study from the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH). [News Source]