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Prenatal Exposure to Environmental Chemicals Linked to Increased Childhood Body Mass
Over the past few decades, concern has been steadily increasing over the prevalence of endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) in our environment and their effects on human ...
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Study Finds that Majority of Prenatal Supplements Fall Short
A study in the April 2023 issue of The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that 99 percent of prenatal supplements don’t provide adequate doses ...
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Altered Information Processing in Infants Linked to Prenatal Phthalate Exposure
Exposure to phthalates, the class of chemicals widely used in packaging and consumer products, is known to interfere with normal hormone function and development in ...
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Prenatal Vitamin Intake May Reduce Autism Recurrence Risk in Siblings
Maternal use of folic acid supplements has been inconsistently associated with reduced risk for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in the child. This study, published in JAMA ...
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Prenatal Phthalate Exposure Associated with Language Delays in Early Childhood
In this JAMA Pediatrics study, researchers examined the association between prenatal phthalate exposure and language development in children. Previous studies examined neuro-developmental outcomes, but little ...
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Microbiota-Mediated Regulation of the Immune System in a Prenatal Immune Activation Model of Autism
In what is being described as cutting-edge research, published in the Journal of Immunology, scientists from the University of Virginia School of Medicine suggest that ...
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Adult Food Allergies Linked to Prenatal BPA Exposure
If it seems like more of your patients are allergic to, or intolerant of, more and different kinds of foods than ever before, there might ...
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Prenatal Exposure to Flame Retardants Linked to IQ and ADHD
Prenatal exposure to flame retardants may be as concerning as lead exposure to children’s brain development. A new study involving Simon Fraser University researchers has ...
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Keeping The Brain and Central Nervous System Healthy
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A Dietary Cure for Preeclampsia?
Preeclampsia—a serious complication of pregnancy characterized by high blood pressure in women whose blood pressure levels were normal—is one of the leading causes of maternal ...
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