Assessment of Neuropsychological Trajectories in Longitudinal Population-Based Studies of Children [PDF]
This paper provides a strategy for the assessment of brain function in longitudinal cohort studies of children. The proposed strategy invokes both domain-specific and omnibus intelligence test approaches.
Campbell, R.+4 more
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Prenatal programming of neuroendocrine reproductive function [PDF]
It is now well recognized that the gestational environment can have long-lasting effects not only on the life span and health span of an individual but also, through potential epigenetic changes, on future generations.
Bellingham, Michelle+2 more
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126 - The Effects of Perinatal or Peripubertal Exposure to Tetrahydrocannabinol on Developmental Milestones, Motor Behavior, and Somatosensation in Rats [PDF]
Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) is the primary psychoactive agent in marijuana, one of the most popular recreational drugs in the world. As the legalization trend in the U.S.
Hendricks, Anna+4 more
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Visual evoked potentials in children prenatally exposed to methylmercury [PDF]
Prenatal exposure to methylmercury can cause both neurobehavioral deficits and neurophysiological changes. However, evidence of neurotoxic effects within the visual nervous system is inconsistent, possibly due to incomplete statistical adjustment for ...
Bjerve, Kristian S.+5 more
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Allostatic load and preterm birth [PDF]
Preterm birth is a universal health problem that is one of the largest unmet medical needs contributing to the global burden of disease. Adding to its complexity is that there are no means to predict who is at risk when pregnancy begins or when women ...
McCreary, J Keiko+5 more
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Parental Substance Abuse As an Early Traumatic Event. Preliminary Findings on Neuropsychological and Personality Functioning in Young Drug Addicts Exposed to Drugs Early. [PDF]
open5noParental substance use is a major risk factor for child development, heightening the risk of drug problems in adolescence and young adulthood, and exposing offspring to several types of traumatic events.
Afifi+187 more
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Safety assessment of the substance phosphorous acid, mixed 2,4-bis(1,1-dimethylpropyl)phenyl and 4-(1,1-dimethylpropyl)phenyl triesters for use in food contact materials [PDF]
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Barthélémy, Eric+24 more
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Prenatal exposure to PCBs and neurological and sexual/pubertal development from birth to adolescence [PDF]
Several chemical compounds are resistant to degradation and end up in the food chain. One group of these chemicals is poly-chlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) which are used as flame retardants and plasticizers.
Berghuis, Sietske Annette, Roze, Elise
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Prenatal Insecticide Exposures and Birth Weight and Length among an Urban Minority Cohort [PDF]
We reported previously that insecticide exposures were widespread among minority women in New York City during pregnancy and that levels of the organophosphate chlorpyrifos in umbilical cord plasma were inversely associated with birth weight and length ...
Andria Reyes+13 more
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Developmental reprogramming of reproductive and metabolic dysfunction in sheep: native steroids vs. environmental steroid receptor modulators [PDF]
The inappropriate programming of developing organ systems by exposure to excess native or environmental steroids, particularly the contamination of our environment and our food sources with synthetic endocrine disrupting chemicals that can interact with ...
Abbott+66 more
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