As incidence of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and other neurodegenerative diseases rise, there
is increasing interest in environmental factors which may contribute to disease onset and …

Air pollution is now fully acknowledged to be a public health problem and a social issue.
Particulate matter (PM) concentration has been linked with several clinical manifestations of …

Fossil-fuel combustion by-products are the world's most significant threat to children's health
and future and are major contributors to global inequality and environmental injustice. The …

Background Air pollution exposure during fetal life has been related to impaired child
neurodevelopment, but it is unclear if brain structural alterations underlie this association …

Epidemiological studies have demonstrated that air pollution particulate matter (PM) and
adsorbed toxicants (organic compounds and trace metals) may affect child development …

Prenatal exposure to air pollution has been associated with autism spectrum disorder (ASD)
risk but no study has examined associations with ASD severity or functioning. Cognitive …

Background Prenatal exposure to environmental pollutants such as mold, lead, pesticides,
tobacco, and air pollutants has been suggested to impair cognitive development. Evidence …

Background: Exposure to air pollution during pregnancy may increase attention-
deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms in children, but findings have been …

The placenta is the first human organ to reach full development during pregnancy. It serves
as a barrier but also as an interchange surface. Epigenetic changes observed in placental …

Air pollution exposure and HIV infection can each cause neurocognitive insult in children.
The purpose of this study was to test whether children with combined high air pollution …