As the human population grows, the anthropogenic impacts from various agricultural and
industrial processes produce unwanted contaminants in the environment. The accurate …

Schizophrenia patients commonly exhibit substantial and diffuse cognitive impairment.
Evidence suggests that subtle cognitive deficits are already apparent in childhood and …

Abstract Lead (Pb 2+) is the most common toxic heavy metal ion in the natural environment
and causes enormous harm to public health for its non-metabolic accumulation. Therefore, it …

Lead has been used for thousands of years in different anthropogenic activities thanks to its
unique properties that allow for many applications such as the manufacturing of drinking …

Cognitive function frequently declines with older age, independently of the development of
neurodegenerative diseases, and few interventions are known to counter this decline …

(1) Background: exposure to heavy metals is associated with adverse health effects and
disproportionately impacts low-income communities and communities of color. We carried …

Metals serve important roles in the human body, including the maintenance of cell structure
and the regulation of gene expression, the antioxidant response, and neurotransmission …

The Flint, Michigan water crisis renewed concern about lead toxicity in drinking water. While
lead in drinking water has been shown to negatively affect cognition among children, much …

Flint switched its public water source in April 2014, increasing exposure to lead and other
contaminants. We compare the change in the fertility rate and in health at birth in Flint before …

Millions of Americans now entering midlife and old age were exposed to high levels of lead,
a neurotoxin, as children. Evidence from animal-model and human observational studies …