Centuries of human activities, particularly housing and transportation practices from the late
19th century through the 1980's, dispersed hundreds of millions of tons of lead into our …

Immune molecules such as cytokines and chemokines and the cells that produce them
within the brain, notably microglia, are critical for normal brain development. This recognition …

Lead (Pb) is a worldwide environmental contaminant that even at low levels influences brain
development and affects neurobehavior later in life; nevertheless it is only a small fraction of …

Lead (Pb) is considered a strong environmental toxin with human health repercussions. Due
to its widespread use and the number of people potentially exposed to different sources of …

Adverse birth outcomes such as preterm birth, low-birth weight, and infant mortality continue
to disproportionately affect black and poor infants in the United States. Improvements in …

Importance Maternal suboptimal nutrition and high stress levels are associated with adverse
fetal and childhood neurodevelopment. Objective To test the hypothesis that structured …

Environmental (and occupational) exposure to neurotoxic substances is a worldwide
problem that can affect children's neurodevelopment (ND). In Latin American and Caribbean …

Lead (Pb) is considered a strong environmental toxin with human health repercussions. Due
to its widespread use and the number of people potentially exposed to different sources of …

The development of the exposome concept has been one of the hallmarks of environmental
and health research for the last decade. The exposome encompasses the life course …

Background Impaired neurodevelopment of children has become a growing public concern;
however, the associations between metals exposure and neurocognitive function have …