Race is a social construct, commonly used in epidemiologic research to adjust for
confounding. However, adjustment of race may mask racial disparities thereby perpetuating …

Background: Previous studies aiming at relating exposure to phenols and phthalates with
child social behavior characterized exposure using one or a few spot urine samples …

After attention was drawn in the late 1960s to the poor reproducibility of psychiatric
diagnosis between clinicians, methods and procedures used to diagnose psychiatric …

Accumulating number of epidemiological studies has recently proposed that improvement in
the risk of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) is associated with persistent organic pollutants …

Background Sleep duration has been associated with depression. However, mean
regression, such as linear regression or logistic regression, may not capture relationships …

There is credible evidence that environmental factors influence individual risk and/or
severity of autism spectrum disorders (hereafter referred to as autism). While it is likely that …

Since hundreds of years ago, metals have been recognized as impacting our body's
physiology. As a result, they have been studied as a potential cure for many ailments as well …

Prenatal phthalate exposure has previously been linked to the development of autism
spectrum disorder (ASD). However, the underlying biological mechanisms remain unclear …

Introduction Brain development is highly dependent on hormonal regulation. Exposure to
chemicals disrupting endocrine signaling has been associated with neurodevelopmental …

Background: Folic acid (FA) supplementation may attenuate the associations between
gestational exposure to certain chemicals and autism or autistic-like behaviors, but to our …