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On Tuesday, hundreds gathered at Sergeant Tommy Prince Place on Sinclair Street in Winnipeg for an emergency air quality simulation.

Air pollution in urban environments has long been associated with poor health. Breast cancer, immune dysfunction, osteoporosis, heart problems and dementia have all been linked to air pollution, however, understanding exactly how poor air quality is explicitly causing disease has been a challenge for researchers.Continue ReadingCategory: Health & Wellbeing, LifestyleTags: Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia, Air quality, Pollution

While the air quality index is a useful tool, it has its limitations. There’s still a greater need for robust monitoring to ensure cleaner air. Imagine you’re walking through polluted city streets. Despite wearing a N95 mask, you can still smell the smoky, sulphuric, gassy, solvent-like air. The pollution is so bad you can even […]

Researchers from schools on both sides of the border, are currently working on a similar study for Canada and seeing similar results so far.