Placenta-on-a-chip reveals how toxic metals cross from mother to fetus
A microfluidic model built from primary human placental cells shows how cadmium undermines placental function at doses that cause no ...
Tag: prenatal exposure
Retracted Iowa Water Study Shows How Misclassified Samples Can Distort Nitrate Risk Findings
PLOS Water has retracted a 2025 study linking prenatal nitrate exposure to birth outcomes after the author found that about ...
Baby Teeth Hold a Weekly Record of Lead Exposure, Revealing Lead Levels at Birth
Researchers used weekly lead measurements in baby teeth and machine learning to reconstruct cord blood lead concentrations at birth, offering ...
Maternal Depression in Pregnancy Tied to Child Neurodevelopmental Risks
A large Welsh cohort study found that children of mothers with depression show higher rates of neurodevelopmental disorders regardless of ...
Pesticide Exposure in Pregnancy Linked to Early Infant Development Delays in Tanzania
A Tanzanian study of 337 mother–child pairs found that high first-trimester inhibition of maternal acetylcholinesterase, a marker of organophosphate pesticide ...
Prenatal BPA Exposure Rewires the Cerebellum Differently in Male and Female Rat Offspring
A new rat study finds that prenatal exposure to bisphenol A disrupts cerebellar gene expression and motor behavior in sex-specific ...
Umbrella Review Finds No Causal Link Between Prenatal Paracetamol and Autism or ADHD
A new umbrella review of seven meta-analyses covering more than three million people concludes that the apparent link between prenatal ...
Prenatal Mercury at Real-World Levels Rewires Development Differently in Male and Female Rats
A rat study finds that prenatal exposure to environmentally relevant methylmercury levels delays development, alters growth and disrupts liver and ...
Prenatal Exposure to Aromatic Amines Linked to Infant Cognitive Differences
A large ECHO cohort study examined whether prenatal exposure to aromatic amines is associated with differences in infant cognitive development.
Acid-Suppressive Medications in Pregnancy Show Only Modest Link to Childhood Autoimmune Disease in 2.7 Million Children
A nationwide South Korean study of 2.7 million children found only modest associations between prenatal acid-suppressive medication exposure and pediatric ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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