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Global, regional and national estimates of the burden of childhood asthma attributable to NO2 exposure for 204 countries and territories from 1990 to 2023: a Global Burden of Disease study 2023 Open

Katrin Burkart, Sarah Wozniak, Susan C. Anenberg, Ana Antoranz Pereda, Nora M. Gilbertson , et al. · 2025

Association of air pollution with brain health: A cross-sectional analysis in adults living in Canada Open

Sandi M. Azab, Sonia S. Anand, Dany Doiron, Karleen Schulze, Jeffrey R. Brook , et al. · 2025

Background Air pollution is a risk factor for dementia but its role in early cognitive dysfunction is not clear. We aimed to investigate the association of air pollution with cognitive function, and the role of cardiovascular risk factors …

Improving annual fine mineral dust representation from the surface to the column in GEOS-Chem 14.4.1 Open

Dandan Zhang, Randall V. Martin, Xuan Liu, Aaron van Donkelaar, Christopher R. Oxford , et al. · 2025

Accurate representation of mineral dust remains a challenge for global air quality or climate models due to inadequate parametrization of the emission scheme, removal mechanisms, and size distribution. While various studies have constraine…

Long-range PM2.5 pollution and health impacts from the 2023 Canadian wildfires Open

Qiang Zhang, Yuexuanzi Wang, Qingyang Xiao, Guannan Geng, Steven J. Davis , et al. · 2025

Smoke from extreme wildfires in Canada adversely affected air quality in many regions in 2023^1,2. Here we use satellite observations, machine learning and a chemical transport model to quantify global and regional PM_2.5

Cumulative and relativistic temperature metrics for public heat alerts: A new approach proposed for greater Vancouver, Canada Open

Alexi T. Hu, Michael Bräuer, Éric Lavigne, Sarah B. Henderson · 2025

Many heat alert systems rely on fixed absolute temperature thresholds that may not fully characterize risk across climatically diverse regions. The impending modernization of meteorological services in Canada provides an opportunity to add…

Priority climate and health modelling needs Open

Kristie L. Ebi, Peng Bi, Kathryn Bowen, Michael Bräuer, Paul Lester Chua , et al. · 2025

Climate and health modelling is necessary for improving understanding of the current and future distribution and timing of climate-related health risks. However, underinvestment in this area has limited the understanding required to inform…

The Intersection of Socioeconomic and Environmental Factors in Aging: Insights from a Narrative Review Open

Shelby Vereecke, Kalia Bennett, Stephanie Schrempft, Michael S. Kobor, Michael Bräuer , et al. · 2025

(1) Background: Socioeconomic conditions and environmental exposures are well-established determinants of health and aging, yet the pathways through which they influence the aging process remain insufficiently understood. Clarifying these …

Black carbon emissions generally underestimated in the global south as revealed by globally distributed measurements Open

Yuxuan Ren, Christopher R. Oxford, Dandan Zhang, Xuan Liu, Haihui Zhu , et al. · 2025

The Accra School Health and Environment Study (ASHES): A study of the urban environment and child health and development in Accra Open

Carissa L. Lange, Abosede S. Alli, Kate A Kyeremateng, Jennifer F. Holmes, James Nimo , et al. · 2025

Elementary school and early education are crucial for children’s cognitive and social development, as well as lifetime health and well-being. For children in cities, urban schools present numerous advantages in education quality and access…

Moving beyond the noise: geospatial modelling of urban sound environments in a sub-Saharan African city Open

Sierra Clark, Raphael E. Arku, Majid Ezzati, James E. Bennett, Ricky Nathvani , et al. · 2025

The Intersection of Socioeconomic and Environmental Factors in Aging: Insights from a Narrative Review Open

Shelby Vereecke, Kalia Bennett, Stephanie Schrempft, Michael S. Kobor, Michael Bräuer , et al. · 2025

Extreme heat and pediatric health in a warming world: a space-time stratified case-crossover investigation in Ontario, Canada Open

Hallah Kassem, Éric Lavigne, Kate R. Weinberger, Michael Bräuer · 2025

Background Globally, climate change is causing frequent and severe extreme heat events (EHEs). A large body of literature links EHEs to multiple health endpoints. While children’s physiology and activity patterns differ from those of adult…

Global Burden of Diseases Attributed to Vitamin A and Zinc Deficiencies Among Under Five Children: A Secondary Analysis Based on the Global Burden of Disease 2023 Study Open

DemissewBerihun Haile, Michael Bräuer, Kimberly Harding, Ana Antoranz Pereda, Jeffrey D Stanaway · 2025

Global Burden of Diseases Attributed to Low Vegetable Consumption: A Secondary Analysis Based on the Global Burden of Disease 2023 Study Open

Demewoz Haile, Michael Bräuer, Kassandra L. Harding, Ana Antoranz Pereda, Jeffrey D Stanaway · 2025

Social factors, health policy, and environment: implications for cardiovascular disease across the globe Open

Scott A. Lear, Martin McKee, Perry Hystad, Blake Byron Walker, Adrianna Murphy , et al. · 2025

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of deaths worldwide, with 80% occurring in low- and middle-income countries. These countries are characterized by rapid urbanization, poorly funded health systems, poor access to prevention…

A systematic review with a Burden of Proof meta-analysis of health effects of long-term ambient fine particulate matter (PM2.5) exposure on dementia Open

Xinmei Huang, Jaimie D Steinmetz, Elizabeth K. Marsh, Aleksandr Y. Aravkin, Charlie Ashbaugh , et al. · 2025

Global Surface Ozone Concentration Dataset 1990-2017 Generated by Bayesian Maximum Entropy Data Fusion With RAMP Bias Correction Open

Jacob S. Becker, Marissa N. DeLang, Kai‐Lan Chang, Marc L. Serre, Owen R. Cooper , et al. · 2025

This dataset reports estimates of surface ozone concentration at fine spatial resolution for 1990 to 2017, at 0.5 degree horizontal resolution. Also reported is the variance. Estimates correspond to this paper: Becker, J. S., DeLang, M. N.…

Improving Fine Mineral Dust Representation from the Surface to the Column in GEOS-Chem 14.4.1 Open

Dandan Zhang, Randall V. Martin, Xuan Liu, Aaron van Donkelaar, Christopher R. Oxford , et al. · 2025

Black Carbon Emissions Generally Underestimated in the Global South as Revealed by Globally Distributed Measurements Open

Yuxuan Ren, Christopher R. Oxford, Dandan Zhang, Xuan Liu, Haihui Zhu , et al. · 2025

Characterization of black carbon (BC) on a fine scale across the world is essential for understanding its climate and health impacts. However, a paucity of BC mass measurements in different parts of the world and the coarse scale resolutio…

Urban greenspace under a changing climate: Benefit or harm for allergies and respiratory health? Open

Tianyu Zhao, Joachim Heinrich, Michael Bräuer, Nir Fulman, Nur Sabrina Idrose , et al. · 2025

An increasing proportion of the world’s population lives in urban settings that have limited greenspace. Urbanization puts pressure on existing greenspace and reduces its access. Climate impacts, including increased temperature and extreme…

Development and Application of a Geospatial Index of Urban Playability for Young Children Open

Emily Gemmell, Alicia Cavanaugh, Mariana Brussoni, Martin Guhn, Federico Andrade‐Rivas , et al. · 2025

Global Burden of Disease from Environmental Factors Open

Sierra Clark, Susan C. Anenberg, Michael Bräuer · 2024

Estimation of the disease burden attributable to environmental factors is a powerful tool for prioritizing environmental and pollution management and public health actions around the world. The World Health Organization (WHO) began estimat…

Long-term trends in urban NO<sub>2</sub> concentrations and associated paediatric asthma incidence: estimates from global datasets Open

Susan C. Anenberg, Arash Mohegh, Daniel L. Goldberg, Gaige Hunter Kerr, Michael Bräuer , et al. · 2024

Combustion-related nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) air pollution is associated with paediatric asthma incidence. We aimed to estimate global surface NO₂ concentrations consistent with the Global Burden of Disease study for 199…

Exposure to air pollutants and subclinical carotid atherosclerosis measured by magnetic resonance imaging: A cross-sectional analysis Open

Sandi M. Azab, Dany Doiron, Karleen Schulze, Jeffrey R. Brook, Michael Bräuer , et al. · 2024

Objectives Long-term exposure to air pollution has been associated with higher risk of cardiovascular mortality. Less is known about the association of air pollution with initial development of cardiovascular disease. Herein, the associati…

Global, regional, and national burden of pulmonary arterial hypertension, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 Open

Peter J. Leary, Megan Lindstrom, Catherine O. Johnson, Sophia Emmons‐Bell, Stuart Rich , et al. · 2024

Extreme heat and pediatric health in a warming world: a space-time stratified case-crossover investigation in Ontario, Canada Open

Hallah Kassem, Éric Lavigne, Kate R. Weinberger, Michael Bräuer · 2024

Effects of long-term PM2.5 exposure on dementia: A Burden of Proof study Open

Xinmei Huang, Katrin Burkart, Michael Bräuer, Elizabeth Marsh, Charlie Ashbaugh , et al. · 2024

Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) exposures from household air pollution and cardiovascular disease incidence across seven countries in the PURE study Open

Matthew Shupler, Samarul Islam, Stefania Papatheodorou, Matthew Jeronimo, Svetlana Zdero , et al. · 2024

A High-Resolution, Large-Scale Agent-Based Transport Model for Health Outcomes Evaluation from Policy Changes Open

Haitam Laarabi, Xiaodan Xu, Ling Jin, Michael Bräuer, Anna Spurlock , et al. · 2024

BACKGROUND AND AIM[|]Traffic-Related Air Pollution (TrAP) adversely impacts human health, disproportionately harming disadvantaged communities. New technologies and infrastructure offer opportunities to reduce TrAP, but the health outcomes…

It takes a village: Big data and community science to support local action on residential woodsmoke Open

Sarah B. Henderson, Matthew Wagstaff, Kris Y. Hong, Naman Paul, Michael Bräuer · 2024