AutismFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 11, 2017·5 min readFolic Acid May Mitigate Autism Risk From PesticidesResearchers 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.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·May 11, 2017·5 min readEveryday Chemicals May Affect Brain Development, Including Fetal IQResearchers look at the potentially negative role exposure to some common chemicals can have on brain development and IQ.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 10, 2017·3 min readNeurobehavioral Effects Found in Children Exposed to Flower PesticidesA 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.Read More
AutismFeaturedNeuroscience·August 23, 2016·6 min readChemicals Banned 40 Years Ago Linked to Increased Autism Risk TodayDespite being banned in the late 1970's, organochlorine chemical exposure during pregnancy increases the risk for autism in offspring, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 1, 2016·6 min readA Host of Common Chemicals Endanger Child Brain Development, Report SaysA 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.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 15, 2016·4 min readA Protective Strategy Against Pesticide Linked Parkinson’s DiseaseA new study sheds light on how ziram causes the loss of the main source of dopamine in the central nervous system.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 9, 2016·3 min readPesticide Exposure Linked to Increased Risk of ALSA new study reports cumulative pesticide exposure is linked to an increased risk for developing ALS.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·December 9, 2015·4 min readSigns of Parkinson’s Linked to Pesticides Found in Milk in Early 80’sResearchers have found an association between loss of brain cells in the substantia nigra and exposure to a pesticide found in high levels in milk in the early 1980's.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·November 27, 2013·4 min readGenetic Mutation Increases Risk of Parkinson’s Disease From PesticidesMutations in the alpha-synuclein gene can cause increased vulnerability to pesticides, which may lead to Parkinson's disease.Read More
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