The heavy metals lead (Pb), mercury (Hg), and cadmium (Cd) are ubiquitous environmental
pollutants and are known to exert severe adverse impacts on the nervous system even at …

Lead (Pb) is a worldwide environmental contaminant that even at low levels influences brain
development and affects neurobehavior later in life; nevertheless it is only a small fraction of …

Several millions of people are exposed to cadmium worldwide due to natural and
anthropogenic activities that led to their widespread distribution in the environment and have …

Background Although prior studies showed a correlation between environmental
manganese (Mn) exposure and neurodevelopmental disorders in children, the results have …

Cognitive function frequently declines with older age, independently of the development of
neurodegenerative diseases, and few interventions are known to counter this decline …

Objective Prenatal exposure to heavy metals, pesticides and phenols has been suggested
to interfere with neurodevelopment, but the neurotoxicity of their mixtures is still unclear. We …

Background Impaired neurodevelopment of children has become a growing public concern;
however, the associations between metals exposure and neurocognitive function have …

Environmental stressors, like endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDC), are considered
important contributors to the increased rates of neurodevelopmental dysfunctions …

As a non-essential metal, cadmium (Cd) poses a significant threat to food safety and public
health. This risk is particularly pronounced for infants and young children due to their high …

The present work aims to evaluate the effect of melatonin (Mel) on affective and cognitive
disorders induced by chronic exposure to Cadmium (Cd). Male and female Wistar rats …