On baby teeth, metals and autism

So: " using novel biomarkers of early life exposure, we observed differences in uptake of multiple toxic and essential elements over th...

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Nothing good comes from exposure to lead

" In this population of Mexican children, current blood lead level among children with low exposure (< 5µg/dL) was positively associ...

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Heavy metals, heavy conflicts and autism?

Two papers are presented for your reading delight today, both based on the often contentious issue of heavy metals and autism . The first pa...

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Toxic metal accumulation and autism?

To quote from the recent paper by Altaf Alabdali and colleagues [1] (open-access) " This study confirms earlier studies that implicate...

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Even Superman had problems with lead

Whilst the Man of Steel was all but impervious to bullets and explosions, he was not without his weaknesses. Kryptonite was his primary pro...

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Second hand smoke and ADHD

Of all the modern day vices that society possesses like alcohol and drugs of abuse , tobacco smoking enjoys one the oddest relationships. Od...

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