BACKGROUND: Phthalate and phenol exposure is prevalent among the general population
and of potential concern for pregnant women and children because of their suspected …

Assessing the adverse effects on human health of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and
the impact of policies aiming to reduce human exposure to POPs warrants monitoring body …

Background DNA methylation profiles associated with childhood asthma might provide
novel insights into disease pathogenesis. We did an epigenome-wide association study to …

Background Maternal exposure to air pollution has been related to fetal growth in a number
of recent scientific studies. The objective of this study was to assess the association between …

OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D 3 [25(OH)D 3 ]
concentration in pregnancy is associated with neuropsychological development in infants. …

BACKGROUND: Research has shown that prenatal exposure to air pollutants may have a
detrimental effect on fetal development, with the strength of the relationship depending on the …

Background Gestational diabetes and gestational hypertensive disorders are associated with
offspring obesity, but the role of maternal adiposity in these associations remains unclear. …

Gender-related differences in susceptibility to chemical exposure to neurotoxicants have not
received sufficient attention. Although a significant number of epidemiological studies on …

Background: Natural environments, including green spaces, may have beneficial impacts
on brain development. However, longitudinal evidence of an association between long-term …

We sought to determine whether prenatal co-exposure to As, Cd, Hg, Mn, and Pb was associated
with impaired neurodevelopment in preschool children from the Spanish Environment …