2025

Diesel exhaust exposure led to disarray in liver function, study finds

Diesle exhaust research liver function Araujo

UCLA Fielding School of Public Health's Dr. Jesus Araujo co-authored research that found significant changes in liver function following exposure to diesel exhaust. Along with serving as an associate professor of environmental health sciences at FSPH, Dr. Araujo also serves with UCLA's Johnson Comprehensive Cancer Center, part of the UCLA Health system.

The study was published in the journal Particle and Fibre Toxicology; for more information, read the UCLA Health release

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