A new report calls for renewed attention to the growing evidence that many common and widely available chemicals endanger neurodevelopment in fetuses and children of all ages.
A new study sheds light on how ziram causes the loss of the main source of dopamine in the central nervous system.
Despite being banned in the late 1970's, organochlorine chemical exposure during pregnancy increases the risk for autism in offspring, a new study reports.
A new study reveals pesticide chlorpyrifos have clear impact on brain development in Northern Leopard frogs.
Researchers look at the potentially negative role exposure to some common chemicals can have on brain development and IQ.
Exposure to flame retardants and pesticides resulted in more than a million cases of intellectual disability in children between 2001 and 2016. However, adverse outcomes from exposure to mercury and lead fell significantly during the same period.
Researchers from UC Davis report pregnant women who take 800 micrograms of folic acid could help lower risks of autism in their children, even when they were exposed to pesticides associated with increasing autism risk.
Mutations in the alpha-synuclein gene can cause increased vulnerability to pesticides, which may lead to Parkinson's disease.
A new study of children living in agricultural communities of Ecuador finds a link between short term alterations in neurological behaviors and a peak pesticide spraying season around the time of the Mother's Day flower harvest.
A new study reports researchers have identified a possible new avenue for treating Parkinson's symptoms and neuropathology. Clearing senescent astrocytes appears to help prevent sporadic versions of the disease triggered by exposure to pesticides.
Researchers report exposure to common pesticides, such as PCBs, can accelerate the progression of ALS.
A new study reports cumulative pesticide exposure is linked to an increased risk for developing ALS.
