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University of Alberta
Airborne pollution contributes to prediabetes and cardiovascular disease in rat model
May 8th, 2006
Airborne pollution contributes to prediabetes and cardiovascular disease in rat model.
According to recent research from Canada, "Particulate matter with mean aerodynamic diameter {{<=}}2.5 mcm (PM2.5), from diesel exhaust, coal or residual oil burning, and from industrial plants, is a significant component of airborne pollution. type 2 diabetes is associated with enhanced risk of adverse cardiovascular events following exposure to PM2.5. Particle properties, sources, and pathophysiological mechanisms responsible are unknown."
S.D. Proctor and colleagues at the University of Alberta investigated the "effects of residual oil fly ash...
Source: Biotech Week (2006-05-08)
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