Researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC conducted the first U.S.-based study examining the link between prenatal fluoride and childhood social, emotional and behavioral functioning. Source: Keck School […]
Tag: Neurotoxins
Scientists identify gut-derived metabolites that play a role in neurodegeneration (2021)
“Our findings suggest that MS patients’ gut bacteria produce and release large amounts p-cresol-sulfate, indoxyl-sulfate and N-phenylacetylglutamine into the bloodstream, and they eventually reach the cerebrospinal fluid,” said Hye-Jin Park, […]
Microplastics ingested orally accumulate in the brain
A joint research team at the Division of Biotechnology, DGIST, confirmed that microplastics(MPs) ingested orally accumulate in the brain and act as neurotoxic substances.
Metals in Baby Teeth Could Help Reveal What Causes Autism, ADHD
“It isn’t only a story of ‘[metal] exposure leads to bad outcomes’ — it’s also a story of how different metabolic profiles may make certain people more vulnerable,”
Aluminium in brain tissue in autism
Conclusion: “We have made the first measurements of aluminium in brain tissue in ASD and we have shown that the brain aluminium content is extraordinarily high. We have identified aluminium […]
Studies Yield Clues to Roots of Gulf War Illness
“Around 200,000 veterans (up to 32% of those deployed) of the 1991 Gulf War (GW) suffer from GW illness (GWI), which is characterized by multiple deficits in cognitive, emotion, somatosensory […]
Exposure to specific toxins and nutrients correlates with autism risk
“Our study suggests that metal toxicant uptake and essential element deficiency during specific developmental windows increases ASD risk and severity, supporting the hypothesis of systemic elemental dysregulation in ASD. Independent […]
The Toxins That Threaten Our Brains
Leading scientists recently identified a dozen chemicals as being responsible for widespread behavioral and cognitive problems.
Call to Action on Neurotoxin Exposure in Pregnant Women and Children
“After reviewing evidence for brain and nervous system effects of more than 10 different chemical groups from studies of early life exposures and child development, the group—dubbed Project TENDR—called out […]