In the past decade, the number of epidemiological publications addressing environmental
chemical exposures and autism has grown tremendously. These studies are important …

Biospecimen collection in the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) study–of
hair samples, shed deciduous (baby) teeth, and body fluids–will serve dual functions of …

Cross-sectional studies—often defined as those in which exposure and outcome are
assessed at the same point in time—are frequently viewed as minimally informative for …

In September 2016, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) launched a 7-year extramural
research program, Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO; https://echo …

Genetic and environmental factors contribute to the etiologies of autism spectrum disorder
(ASD), but evidence of specific environmental exposures and susceptibility windows is …

Recent data indicate that approximately 12% of children in the United States are affected by
neurodevelopmental disorders, including attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, learning …

Background Metal exposure alters neurodevelopmental outcomes; little is known about
critical windows of susceptibility when exposure exerts the strongest effect. Objective To …

Introduction As renal development and maturation processes begin in utero and continue
through early childhood, sensitive developmental periods arise during which metal …

Human Biomonitoring (HB), the process for determining whether and to what extent
chemical substances penetrated our bodies, serves as a useful tool to quantify human …

The effects of iron deficiency are well documented, but relatively little is known about the
long-term implications of iron overload during development. High levels of redox-active iron …