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Prenatal exposure to diethylstilbestrol (DES) [PDF]

open access: yesFertility and Sterility, 2008
The scientific community now recognizes that exposure tocertain environmental chemicals can adversely affect thedeveloping organism, and subsequently result in a lifetimerisk of chronic disease (the developmental basis of adulthealth and disease). Prenatal exposure to diethylstilbestrol(DES) was the first documented example where exposureof the fetus ...
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Postnatal maternal care moderates the effects of prenatal bisphenol exposure on offspring neurodevelopmental, behavioral, and transcriptomic outcomes.

open access: yesPLoS ONE
Bisphenols (BP), including BPA and "BPA-free" structural analogs, are commonly used plasticizers that are present in many plastics and are known endocrine disrupting chemicals. Prenatal exposure to BPA has been associated with negative neurodevelopmental
Samantha C Lauby   +6 more
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Neuroimaging of prenatal drug exposure

open access: yesNeurotoxicology and Teratology, 2006
a Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, 450 Clarkson Avenue, Box #29, Brooklyn, NY 11203, USA b Medical Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, New York, USA c University of Florida, College of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Gainesville, Florida, USA d University of Miami School of ...
Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center Clarkson Avenue, Box #29, Brooklyn, NY 11203, USA ( host institution )   +7 more
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Prenatal cadmium exposure and male infertility in mice: A multi-generational mechanistic study

open access: yesEco-Environment & Health
Male infertility affects approximately one in seven couples worldwide. Prenatal cadmium (Cd) exposure has been shown to affect offspring phenotypes and increase susceptibility to diseases later in life.
Hualong Zhu   +13 more
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Prenatal and postnatal bisphenol A exposure and social impairment in 4-year-old children

open access: yesEnvironmental Health, 2017
Background Prenatal and postnatal exposure to bisphenol A (BPA) may affect early brain development. Rodent studies suggest that prenatal and postnatal neurodevelopmental toxicity from BPA exposure may manifest as social deficits in offspring.
Youn-Hee Lim   +6 more
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Combined Effect of Prenatal Mosquito Coil Smoke Exposure and Early Postnatal Nutritional Status on Obesity among Preschoolers

open access: yesAtmosphere, 2023
Informed by the theory of developmental origins of health and disease, we conducted a survey among 66,854 mother–preschooler dyads in all kindergartens within the Longhua District of Shenzhen in China for exploring the combined effect of prenatal ...
Yang Liang   +5 more
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Prenatal exposure to ambient air pollution is associated with neurodevelopmental outcomes at 2 years of age

open access: yesEnvironmental Health, 2023
Background Higher prenatal ambient air pollution exposure has been associated with impaired neurodevelopment in preschoolers and school-aged children.
Zachariah E. M. Morgan   +9 more
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Prenatal phthalate exposure associated with age-specific alterations in markers of adiposity in offspring: A systematic review

open access: yesEcotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2022
Childhood obesity and metabolic disorders are of concern and are public health problems globally. Environmental endocrine disruptors, including phthalates, are well known as “obesogens” and ''metabolic disruptors''.
Hui Gao   +4 more
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Prenatal exposure to organochlorine compounds and lung function during childhood

open access: yesEnvironment International, 2019
Introduction: Prenatal exposure to organochlorine compounds (OCs) can increase the risk of reported respiratory symptoms in children. It remains unclear whether these compounds can also impact on lung function.
Alicia Abellan   +12 more
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Trends in Prenatal Polysubstance Exposure

open access: yesFamilies in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Social Services
Researchers are referring to polysubstance use as the “fourth wave” of the opioid epidemic. Prenatal polysubstance exposure is on the rise, leading to increased health and safety complications among infants and caregivers. This study examined the co-occurrence of polysubstance exposures and child maltreatment concerns using Child Abuse and Prevention ...
Cynthia Nichols, Margaret Lloyd Sieger
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