• We explored the association between prenatal exposure to SHS and neurodevelopment at 24 months of age considering genetic polymorphism and breastfeeding in 720 mothers and their offspring enrolled in the Korean multicenter birth cohort study (Mothers and Children Environmental Health, MOCEH). (biomedcentral.com)
  • Objectives: We aimed to investigate the association between prenatal exposure to particulates of less than 10μm in diameter (PM 10 ) and nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 ) and neurodevelopment in children during the first 24months of their lives. (ewha.ac.kr)
  • OBJECTIVE: This study aims to assess the association between prenatal antibiotic use and asthma in preschool children using data from the prescription database IADB.nl. (ox.ac.uk)
  • Conclusions: These data suggest that higher prenatal and early childhood exposure to lead may be associated with delayed pubertal development in girls but not boys. (cdc.gov)
  • Results suggest that higher prenatal exposure to EDC mixtures were associated with lower birthweight, and slower weight gain in early childhood, including a later peak growth velocity among girls. (diva-portal.org)
  • The study did not provide evidence that prenatal exposure to extra vitamin D from a mandatory fortification programme of 1·25 µg vitamin D/100 g margarine was sufficient to influence the risk of fractures in late childhood, regardless of season of birth. (ox.ac.uk)
  • A new animal study adds to evidence that prenatal exposure to common insecticides called pyrethroids may increase the likelihood of a child developing autism or another neurodevelopmental disorder. (autism.org)
  • In 2007, CDC published the Infant and Environmental Exposures to Thimerosal and Neuropsychological Outcomes at Ages 7 to 10 Years study, which investigated possible associations between prenatal and early childhood exposure to thimerosal-containing vaccines and/or immunoglobulins and deficits in neuropsychological functioning. (cdc.gov)
  • The overall aim of this thesis was to evaluate the associations between prenatal exposure to EDC mixtures and nutrition respectively, with birthweight, growth and body composition in early- and mid-childhood, and to determine if these associations differed by sex. (diva-portal.org)
  • It is well known that SHS exposure brings about almost the same adverse health outcomes as active smoking [ 3 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • In this study, prenatal exposure to the combustion related air pollutants, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, is associated with adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes as well as other disease endpoints. (desdaughter.com)
  • In the last article in this series on natural childbirth, I reviewed evidence suggesting that routine prenatal ultrasound does not improve birth outcomes for mothers or babies, and that organizations like the American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists recommend ultrasound scans only for specific reasons. (thehealthyskeptic.org)
  • Co-Occurrence of Psychopathology Problems in Adolescents with Prenatal Drug Exposure: Childhood Antecedents and Emerging Adulthood Outcomes. (utah.edu)
  • Cognitive and functional outcomes at age 21 after prenatal cocaine/polydrug exposure and foster/adoptive care. (utah.edu)
  • BACKGROUND: A growing body of research has documented the effects of prenatal risk factors on a wide spectrum of adverse offspring health outcomes. (nih.gov)
  • These abnormalities, characterized by an abnormally small head and often neurological impairment and later termed Congenital Zika Syndrome, describe the severity of neurodevelopmental and nephrological outcomes in early childhood, and the implication of microcephaly at birth. (bvsalud.org)
  • The systematic review included research studies about the neurodevelopmental outcomes with and without microcephaly, as well as nephrological outcomes in early childhood. (bvsalud.org)
  • Most studies have linked the severity of microcephaly in childbirth to the neurodevelopmental and urinary outcomes in early childhood. (bvsalud.org)
  • The other third are almost equally distributed across correlates/risk factors and effects/outcomes, and only a few studies are focused on interventions/treatments. (fortunepublish.com)
  • Early Thimerosal exposure and neuropsychological outcomes at 7 to 10 years. (cdc.gov)
  • These documents allow for a more complete presentation of methods and results than was possible within the space constraints of the scientific article, "Early thimerosal exposure and neuropsychological outcomes at 7 to 10 years" by Thompson et al. (cdc.gov)
  • Existing literature primarily focuses on the effects of psychological distress during pregnancy, emphasizing adverse child outcomes. (frontiersin.org)
  • To elucidate the differential associations of maternal psychological distress and positive mental health during pregnancy with child outcomes, we conducted a systematic literature search and random-effects meta-analyses on studies investigating the associations of prenatal maternal mental health with child socioemotional development. (frontiersin.org)
  • Our analyses, comprising 74 studies with 321,966 mother-child dyads across 21 countries, revealed significant associations of prenatal psychological distress with both adverse and positive child socioemotional outcomes. (frontiersin.org)
  • Notably, the effect sizes for the association of psychological distress with positive child outcomes were smaller compared to adverse outcomes. (frontiersin.org)
  • Positive prenatal mental health, on the other hand, was significantly associated with positive socioemotional outcomes but not adverse outcomes. (frontiersin.org)
  • The findings underscore the importance of considering the positive spectrum of maternal mental health and developmental outcomes to enhance our understanding of prenatal influences on child development. (frontiersin.org)
  • This analysis suggests that adverse cognitive and behavioral outcomes may be related to lead's effect on brain development producing persistent alterations in structure. (aahd.us)
  • CONCLUSIONS: Findings from this combined analysis of five European birth cohorts strengthen evidence linking early exposure to tobacco smoke with asthma during childhood and adolescence. (lu.se)
  • Conclusions: The findings suggest that exposure to air pollution may result in delayed neurodevelopment in early childhood. (ewha.ac.kr)
  • This section provides an overview of how to examine factors that influence whether an exposure to a contaminant could produce harmful health effects and how these factors weigh into your public health conclusions. (cdc.gov)
  • CONCLUSIONS: Childhood lead exposure is associated with region-specific reductions in adult gray matter volume. (aahd.us)
  • and neonatal hyperbilirrubinemia are risk factors for asthma/wheeze in childhood. (bvsalud.org)
  • OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the neuropsychomotor development (NPMD) of children exposed to congenital Zika virus infection and its association with prenatal, neonatal, and postnatal characteristics and diagnoses of the mother/child. (bvsalud.org)
  • Prenatal hypoxia-ischemia to the developing brain has been strongly implicated in the subsequent development of the hypertonic motor deficits of cerebral palsy (CP) in premature and full-term infants who present with neonatal encephalopathy. (jneurosci.org)
  • Such disorders account for about 20% of deaths during the neonatal period and a higher percentage of morbidity in infancy and childhood [2]. (who.int)
  • Disability may be developmental or acquired and may arise from prenatal damage, perinatal factors, acquired neonatal factors and early childhood factors. (who.int)
  • Despite this, the incidence of leukemia during the prenatal and neonatal stages is very low (~1% of all childhood leukemia cases), and leukemia usually develops at a later stage after birth. (lu.se)
  • The association between exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS) during pregnancy and a child's neurodevelopment has not been established yet. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Although effects of prenatal exposure to SHS on early neurodevelopment vary among studies, they remain significant issues. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Therefore, SHS exposure should be considered a modifiable risk factor for delayed neurodevelopment and cognitive impairment in children. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Effect of prenatal exposure to airborne polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons on neurodevelopment in the first 3 years of life among inner-city children PDF . (desdaughter.com)
  • Introduction: Previous studies have suggested adverse effects of maternal exposure to air pollution on neurodevelopment in early childhood. (ewha.ac.kr)
  • Introduction: Childhood autism is a neurodevelopment disorder with characteristic symptoms, e.g.: impairments in social interaction and communication, restricted interests and repetitive behaviors. (bvsalud.org)
  • We talked through other health effects where the science is particularly strong, including the recent call from public health experts for a stop to the "chemical brain drain" affecting children worldwide, as well as the very clear science linking prenatal and early childhood pesticide exposures to higher risk of childhood cancers. (panna.org)
  • We then moved into discussion of pesticide exposures specific to the summer months - and how to avoid them. (panna.org)
  • How can parents limit pesticide exposures in these places? (panna.org)
  • At least in experimental animals, genetical y modified strains, because on the differential effects of a wide greater susceptibility to chemical in these species the interval between variety of carcinogens in humans at carcinogens in utero and during birth and sexual maturity is only a different stages of life, including var early postnatal life is usual y man few weeks. (who.int)
  • Data from mother-child pairs in the Swedish Environmental Longitudinal, Mother and child, Asthma and allergy (SELMA) study was analyzed, including 26 EDCs in prenatal urine and serum samples, children's anthropometric and body composition measures up to seven years of age, and sociodemographic data from questionnaires and registers. (diva-portal.org)
  • But we need more knowledge on how these environmental exposures may influence children's growth and if there are sex specific effects. (diva-portal.org)
  • OBJECTIVE: We examined the association between blood lead concentrations assessed throughout early childhood and children's IQ at 6 years of age. (aahd.us)
  • Prenatal Exposure to Air Pollution, Maternal Psychological Distress, and Child Behavior PDF . (desdaughter.com)
  • Our results suggest that it may be prudent to minimize exposure to air pollution during pregnancy, infancy, and early childhood-all key periods for brain development," said Pauline Mendola, Ph.D., an investigator in the Division of Intramural Population Health Research at NIH's Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) and the study's senior author. (nih.gov)
  • A few studies have found a higher risk of autism and of lower cognitive functioning in children living near freeways, but results of studies about how prenatal and early childhood exposure to air pollution might affect development have been inconsistent. (nih.gov)
  • Dr. Tracey Woodruff explores climate, pollution, and prenatal and child health. (myuctv.tv)
  • Air pollution is also associated with heart birth defects, autism, and neurodevelopmental delays along with pre-eclampsia and hypertension during pregnancy, a leading cause of maternal death. (myuctv.tv)
  • The Role of Traffic-Related Pollution in PM-Health Effects Associations Among Inner-City Children With Asthma. (epa.gov)
  • In contrast, higher postnatal exposure to ozone was linked to a 3.3 percent higher risk of failing most domains of the developmental screen at 8 months, a 17.7 percent higher risk of overall screening failure at 24 months, and a 7.6 percent higher risk of overall screening failure at 30 months. (nih.gov)
  • OBJECTIVES: We assessed the associations of parental smoking from fetal life through adolescence with asthma and rhinoconjunctivitis during childhood and adolescence. (lu.se)
  • Tobacco smoke exposure during fetal life, infancy, childhood, and adolescence was not associated with adolescent-onset asthma or rhinoconjunctivitis. (lu.se)
  • The effects of chemicals, such as opiates, cocaine, nicotine, alcohol, and new recreational drugs, on fetal development have been seriously studied only in the last 30-40 years. (medscape.com)
  • Although the full spectrum of physical damage that drugs of abuse can cause cannot be documented, one thing is certain: the effect of maternal drug use on fetal brain development is the most critical and most studied effect. (medscape.com)
  • Methods: We measured maternal bone lead (a proxy for cumulative fetal exposure to lead from maternal bone store s mobilized during pregnancy) at 1 month postpartum. (cdc.gov)
  • Harmful exposure to these environmental risks could begin in the mother's womb and affect fetal development. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The risk of inducing thermal effects is greater in the second and third trimesters, when fetal bone is intercepted by the ultrasound beam and significant temperature increase can occur in the fetal brain. (thehealthyskeptic.org)
  • There is no consensus on the significance of cavitation effects in human fetal tissue, but some evidence suggests that mammalian tissue may contain microbubbles that are susceptible to cavitation effects. (thehealthyskeptic.org)
  • The term Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders or FASD is a broader term that describes any facial or developmental changes related to prenatal alcohol exposure- not all the features of FAS are present. (aapos.org)
  • The estimated incidence of FAS (the full syndrome of fetal alcohol exposure) is 6 cases per 1,000 births. (aapos.org)
  • The estimated incident of FASD (one or more symptoms of Fetal Alcohol exposure) is 24-48 cases per 1,000 births. (aapos.org)
  • Beyond depression, fetal development is intricately shaped by a diverse spectrum of prenatal mental health factors. (frontiersin.org)
  • BACKGROUND: The role of tobacco smoke exposure in the development and persistence of asthma and rhinoconjunctivitis through childhood into adolescence is unclear. (lu.se)
  • RESULTS: Overall, any maternal smoking during pregnancy tended to be associated with an increased odds of prevalent asthma [adjusted odds ratio (aOR)=1.19 (95% CI: 0.98, 1.43)], but not prevalent rhinoconjunctivitis [aOR=1.05 (95% CI: 0.90, 1.22)], during childhood and adolescence. (lu.se)
  • This comprehensive literature review aims to summarize and synthesize current research about commonly experienced prenatal risk factors associated with internalizing and externalizing problems, with a focus on their impact during childhood and adolescence. (nih.gov)
  • A longitudinal study of Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) showed an increased mental health burden with prenatal cannabis exposure that persists from childhood to early adolescence. (kevinmd.com)
  • This effect might be modified by genetic polymorphism and breastfeeding behavior. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Prenatal Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH) Exposure and Child Behavior at age 6-7 PDF . (desdaughter.com)
  • Maternal Childhood Trauma and Offspring's Developmental Course of Aggressive Behavior from Ages 4 to 12 in an at-Risk Urban Sample. (utah.edu)
  • Childhood behavior problems, such as externalizing and internalizing problems, are no exception. (nih.gov)
  • What we're suggesting is that exposure to this insecticide has altered something in their brain, resulting in the same patterns of behavior that we witness in children with autism. (autism.org)
  • Postnatal anxiety has negative effects on breast-feeding, bonding, mother-infant interactions, and infant temperament, sleep, mental development, health and internalizing behavior and on conduct disorder in adolescents. (fortunepublish.com)
  • The impact of prenatal maternal mental health on offspring socioemotional development is substantial and enduring. (frontiersin.org)
  • NIEHS research uses state-of-the-art science and technology to investigate the interplay between environmental exposures, human biology, genetics, and common diseases to help prevent disease and improve human health. (nih.gov)
  • They note, "Analysis of data from the CHARGE [Childhood Autism Risks from Genetics and the Environment] study showed a significant increase in risk for either ASD [autism spectrum disorder] or developmental delay from exposure during pregnancy to pyrethroid pesticides being applied up to 1.5 kilometers from the home. (autism.org)
  • Congenital factors such as genetics, prenatal problems, or premature birth contribute to children who are born with hearing problems. (swient.com)
  • Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are man-made chemicals, common in everyday population exposure, and have been associated with unfavorable health effects and development. (diva-portal.org)
  • We explored the relationship among sociodemographic, behavioural, household environmental and perinatal factors, and risks of childhood overweight and obesity in Taiwan. (nih.gov)
  • We quantified urine cotinine concentrations in mothers once from 12th to 20th gestational weeks and excluded those whose urine cotinine levels exceeded 42.7 ng/ml to represent SHS exposure in early pregnancy. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The new findings stem from a longitudinal study, the Center for the Health Assessment of Mothers and Children of Salinas (CHAMACOS), which examines environmental exposures and reproductive health. (parenthub.com.au)
  • Other CHAMACOS studies have also revealed links between flame retardant concentrations in mothers' blood anddecreased fertility, lower birthweight babies and changes in thyroid hormone levels, even after controlling for exposure to pesticides and other environmental chemicals. (parenthub.com.au)
  • High correlations between levels in mothers and their children were observed for these compounds, showing that maternal exposure is important for the child's levels many years after birth," she concludes. (phys.org)
  • This report examines trends in timing of Mothers with the lowest percent initiating early prenatal care prenatal care in the United States from 1980 to 1994. (cdc.gov)
  • Mothers who the goal of 90 percent initiating prenatal care in the first want to become pregnant also tend to seek help in understand- trimester as set by Healthy People 2000 . (cdc.gov)
  • Previous studies have linked exposure to common air pollutants in pregnancy to low birthweight, preterm birth and stillbirth. (nih.gov)
  • It is not clear why exposure to pollutants after birth is linked to a higher risk of developmental delay," said Sandie Ha, Ph.D., of the Department of Public Health at the University of California, Merced, and lead author of the study. (nih.gov)
  • Though both animal and human studies have shown that temperature elevations can cause abnormal development and birth defects, so far human studies have not shown a direct causal relationship between diagnostic ultrasound exposure during pregnancy and adverse effects to the developing baby. (thehealthyskeptic.org)
  • Min, M.O. Impact of Prenatal Substance Use on Child Development: Findings from a 21-year Birth Cohort Study. (utah.edu)
  • We addressed the potential modification of the effect of vitamin D availability by season of birth. (ox.ac.uk)
  • First, congenital factors contribute to children born with hearing problems because of genetic issues, prenatal problems or premature birth. (swankfamilyhearing.com)
  • Early childhood is the period between birth and seven months (1 to 214 days). (cdc.gov)
  • Furthermore, birth season which is frequently applied as a proxy for environmental exposure in early life may influence the health outcome in the later life. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Nevertheless, the modification effect of birth season on the relationship of PM 2.5 exposure and respiratory health need to be explored. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The modification effect of birth season was explored by subgroup comparisons between different birth seasons. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Birth season which reflects the early-life PM 2.5 exposure level that may influence the lung development has a potential effect on the disease burden of respiratory diseases related to ambient PM 2.5 exposure in later life. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The results would provide theoretical basis to protect vulnerable population defined by birth season when exploring the adverse effects of ambient PM 2.5 in the respiratory health. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Although the modifications of traditional demographic characteristics in the health effects of PM 2.5 exposure are frequently analyzed, the impact of birth season is rarely taken into consideration. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The chance of childhood cancers and birth defects increases if the dad works with solvents, cleaning solutions , paints and chemicals. (susansmithjones.com)
  • Prenatal exposure to air pollutants can increase the risk of preterm birth, low birthweight and stillbirth. (myuctv.tv)
  • Using noninvasive imaging, MRN investigator Dr. Julia Stephen is studying brain development from birth through childhood with the goal of using brain structure and function to identify markers of disorders for the purpose of guiding therapies. (mrn.org)
  • Hispanic origin, marital status, place of birth of mother, who have problems getting prenatal care due to financial, educational attainment of mother, and live-birth order. (cdc.gov)
  • Its expression is highest during the prenatal period and decreases abruptly after birth. (lu.se)
  • Prenatal care use in the United States did not the 1988 National Maternal and Infant Health Survey (NMIHS). (cdc.gov)
  • We are aware of concerns about the impact the changes in the statement will have on childhood lead poisoning prevention programs, laboratories, and pediatric health-care providers. (cdc.gov)
  • Placental passage of these environmental toxicants might affect prenatal nervous system development. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Asthma prevalence has been increasing worldwide, not only due to the genetic background, but also mainly because of the effect of environmental risk factors. (bvsalud.org)
  • RESULTS: Prenatal risk factors that have been widely investigated with regards to offspring internalizing and externalizing problems encompass health-related risk factors, including maternal overweight/obesity, substance use/abuse, environmental toxicant exposure, maternal infection/inflammation, as well as psychosocial risk factors, including intimate partner violence, and anxiety/depression. (nih.gov)
  • Male gender, high birthweight, exposure to in utero maternal smoking and current exposure to household environmental tobacco smoke (stronger effect of maternal than paternal smoking) were positively associated with childhood overweight/obesity. (nih.gov)
  • This new study is very important because it confirms earlier published research on the neurodevelopmental effects of PBDE exposure," said Heather Stapleton, associate professor of environmental chemistry at Duke University and one of the nation's leading experts on human exposure to flame retardant chemicals. (parenthub.com.au)
  • investigators planning research in this area must look to other studies of the impact of chronic environmental trauma on children, including the effects of war and child maltreatment. (ubbcluj.ro)
  • In addition to laying out the actions needed to eliminate childhood lead poisoning, this plan describes the need for infrastructure and technology development, including for the evaluation of blood and environmental lead levels. (cdc.gov)
  • Finally, CDC also has a grant program in childhood lead poisoning prevention, through which state and local health agencies receive Federal money to screen children for lead poisoning, ensure environmental and medical followup for poisoned children, and provide education about lead poisoning. (cdc.gov)
  • Early life is an important period for growth and development and therefore, sensitive to environmental exposures, such as chemicals and nutrition. (diva-portal.org)
  • BACKGROUND: Although environmental lead exposure is associated with significant deficits in cognition, executive functions, social behaviors, and motor abilities, the neuroanatomical basis for these impairments remains poorly understood. (aahd.us)
  • Exposures to environmental toxicants and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in U.S. children. (aahd.us)
  • Postnatal smoke exposure increases the respiratory complications in infancy and childhood. (who.int)
  • Short-term ambient PM 2.5 exposure is associated with increased mortality of respiratory diseases. (biomedcentral.com)
  • However, few evidence was available on the effect of exposure to ambient PM 2.5 on the years of life lost (YLL) from respiratory diseases in the elderly. (biomedcentral.com)
  • A time-stratified case-crossover design was used to analyze YLL from respiratory diseases in the elderly related to ambient PM 2.5 exposure between 2013 and 2016 in Ningbo, China. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Individuals who were born in winter had significantly higher YLL from respiratory diseases associated with ambient PM 2.5 exposure than those who were born in other seasons. (biomedcentral.com)
  • In addition, studies exploring the effect of ambient PM 2.5 exposure on the years of life lost (YLL) from respiratory diseases are scarce. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Whether an exposure could lead to an adverse health outcome depends on the characteristics of exposure and the exposed population (e.g., developmental stage, existing disease state, genetic factors) that could make them more susceptible to site-related exposures. (cdc.gov)
  • 6.1 Mutagenicity and carcinogenicity A major reason for research into the effects of cannabinoids on cellular processes is to discover whether cannabinoids are mutagenic, i.e. whether they may produce mutations in the genetic material in the somatic and germ cells of users. (druglibrary.org)
  • If cannabinoid exposure affects the genetic material of a user's somatic or bodily cells (such as those of the lung, for example) then chronic cannabis use may cause cancer. (druglibrary.org)
  • These may include genetic factors, infections, traumatic or toxic exposure or nutritional factors which result in perinatal or postnatal damage. (who.int)
  • Most childhood leukemias are thought to originate in the womb and occur due to a genetic error or a mutation. (lu.se)
  • Since Zika virus (ZIKV) first emerged as a public health concern in 2015, our ability to identify and track the long-term neurological sequelae of prenatal Zika virus (ZIKV) infection in humans has been limited. (bvsalud.org)
  • In absence of data to the contrary, assume that the toxicokinetics is the same in animals and humans under similar exposure conditions. (cdc.gov)
  • Animals that have similar toxicokinetics to humans likely serve as good predictors of harmful effects in humans. (cdc.gov)
  • Understanding the basic or specific biologic changes that ultimately lead to clinical disease in a test animal can help health assessors determine how well animal models might predict the similar adverse effect in humans. (cdc.gov)
  • Therefore, the types of ious forms of radiation, carcinogen ifested as a higher incidence of the tumours that occur during childhood ic infectious agents, and chemicals same kinds of tumours that occur in in humans, including various embry and chemical mixtures. (who.int)
  • Studies in experimental incidence and multiplicity of tumours to Wilms tumour in humans - in the animals increase and the latency period de adult rat after perinatal exposure to a creases with increasing dose. (who.int)
  • These results led the researchers to conclude that early childhood exposure to air pollutants may convey a higher risk for developmental delays, compared to similar exposures in the womb. (nih.gov)
  • There could be major Childhood Trauma: The Impact of Childhood Adversity on Education, Learning, and Development compounding effects if the stereotype threat associated with a child's identity status is likely to increase the difficulties a child displays in a given neurocognitive domain. (ubbcluj.ro)
  • Delaying treatment can have a substantial effect on a child's learning and development. (swankfamilyhearing.com)
  • Each child's level of exposure to ethyl mercury was determined through a review of electronic immunization registries, medical records, personal immunization records, and parent interviews. (cdc.gov)
  • The earlier in life that toxic exposure occurs, the more powerful the toxins affect a child's development ongoing from that day forward. (susansmithjones.com)
  • 1) thermal rather than nonthermal mechanisms are more likely to induce adverse effects in utero, and (2) while the probability of an adverse thermal event is usually small, under some conditions it can be disturbingly high. (thehealthyskeptic.org)
  • It shows that there is a relationship of in utero and childhood levels to decrements in fine motor function, attention and IQ. (parenthub.com.au)
  • Children with high early-life exposure were more likely than unexposed children to have early transient and persistent asthma and persistent rhinoconjunctivitis. (lu.se)
  • Many pregnant women use such medications without prior consideration to the adverse effects of these substances on their unborn children. (medscape.com)
  • Moreover, children born to women exposed during pregnancy to higher-than-normal levels of traffic-related pollutants-ultra-fine airborne particles and ozone-had a small but significantly higher likelihood of developmental delays during infancy and early childhood. (nih.gov)
  • Results showed that exposure to binge drinking episodes during pregnancy was not associated with an increased risk of seizure disorders in children, except for those exposed at 11-16 gestational weeks. (ku.dk)
  • High exposure in children can leave residual cognitive deficits. (cdc.gov)
  • Ingestion is the main route of exposure for the general population, particularly children (ATSDR 2005). (cdc.gov)
  • For children, the most common source of lead exposure is lead-based paint deteriorated into chips and lead dusts (CDC 1997). (cdc.gov)
  • Perhaps more disturbing is that children are susceptible to exposure based on their cognitive development. (kevinmd.com)
  • This delay can cause children to consume more gummies before symptoms take effect. (kevinmd.com)
  • The symptoms of cannabis poisoning in children show up as effects on the brain. (kevinmd.com)
  • Prenatal and childhood exposure to flame retardant compounds are linked to poorer attention, fine motor coordination and IQ in school-aged children, a finding by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley's School of Public Health that adds to growing health concerns over a chemical prevalent in U.S. households. (parenthub.com.au)
  • UC Berkeley researchers link prenatal and childhood exposure to PBDE flame retardants, a prevalent chemical found in households, to deficits in motor and cognitive development among school-aged children. (parenthub.com.au)
  • And findings from other smaller studies have linked deficits in physical and mental development in young children to prenatal exposure to PBDEs. (parenthub.com.au)
  • Within the range of PBDE exposure levels, 5 percent of the U.S. population has very high exposure levels, so the health impact on children in these extremes could be even more significant," noted Stapleton. (parenthub.com.au)
  • The recommendations continued herein are based mainly on the scientific data showing adverse effects of lead in young children at increasingly lower blood lead levels. (cdc.gov)
  • The study evaluated 1,047 children between the ages of 7 to 10 years who received vaccines during the 1990's when thimerosal was used as a preservative in many childhood vaccines. (cdc.gov)
  • Computerized medical records were used to select a sample of children with a wide range of exposures from thimerosal-containing vaccines and immunoglobulins during infancy. (cdc.gov)
  • Children have greater exposure - they breathe more air, drink more water and eat more food per unit of body weight compared to adults. (myuctv.tv)
  • In conclusion, prenatal exposure to both EDC mixtures and nutrition suggests to have an influence on birthweight, and children´s growth. (diva-portal.org)
  • Some, but not all, children born after toxic exposures during pregnancy grow to have developmental and behavioral challenges. (mrn.org)
  • For childhood vaccines, the number of children enrolled in these trials is typically in the thousands. (nationalacademies.org)
  • The changes caused by prenatal alcohol exposure can cause lifelong disabilities. (aapos.org)
  • Purpose Research reveals that prenatal alcohol exposure and child trauma (i.e., abuse, neglect, sexual abuse) can have deleterious effects on child development across multiple domains. (ubbcluj.ro)
  • Additionally, early childhood blood lead was negatively associated with pubic hair growth ( OR = 0.68, 95% CI: 0.51-0.90) in girls. (cdc.gov)
  • Conclusion Maternal interpersonal trauma exposures can negatively impact child social-emotional development, acting in part through maternal psychosocial factors. (ubbcluj.ro)
  • Patients should be asked about a history of childhood illnesses such as testicular torsion , postpubertal mumps, developmental delay, and precocious puberty , as well as urinary tract infections, sexually transmitted diseases, and bladder neck surgery. (medscape.com)
  • In contrast, a delay in puberty may be caused by problems with testosterone secretion due to hypothalamic, pituitary, or testicular insufficiency or to end-organ androgen insensitivity. (medscape.com)
  • Melissa Curtis and colleagues, who authored the study, note that earlier research has implicated pyrethroid exposure as a risk factor for autism, developmental delay, and neurodevelopmental disorders in general. (autism.org)
  • A regional study in New York showed an association between areas where aerial application of pyrethroid pesticides was used and ASD and developmental delay prevalence in the area. (autism.org)
  • and alteration of cognitive development and behavioral disorder in childhood. (who.int)
  • Early lead exposure and pubertal development in a Mexico City population. (cdc.gov)
  • Metabolic gene polymorphisms might modify the effect of toxins on the outcome of pregnancy and development afterwards. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Considering the severity of these deleterious effects, the development of a large preventive policy appears necessary. (who.int)
  • While the effect of this force is not fully understood, research suggests that it may change cell permeability and have adverse effects on both early and late prenatal and postnatal development. (thehealthyskeptic.org)
  • BACKGROUND: A recent study suggested that early-life intestinal microbiota may play an important role in the development of childhood asthma, indicating that antibiotics taken during early life or in late pregnancy may be associated with childhood asthma. (ox.ac.uk)
  • This association was robust to time-invariant confounding or exposure time trends, further supporting the important role for early-life intestinal microbiota in the development of childhood asthma. (ox.ac.uk)
  • Brain development can be altered by cannabis exposure. (kevinmd.com)
  • This follows the evidence that cannabis has genotoxic effects on sperm and human development. (kevinmd.com)
  • The literature on the prevalence, predictors and effects of postnatal mood states on child development has primarily focused on postpartum depression. (fortunepublish.com)
  • Because childhood is a unique window of development, effects of malnutrition, toxins and pollutants are heightened. (myuctv.tv)
  • This meta-analysis highlights the independence of negative and positive prenatal mental health constructs and their distinct relationships with child socioemotional development. (frontiersin.org)
  • Our developmental assessments include a focus on early childhood self-regulation and executive function development. (mrn.org)
  • In paper I, we used a mouse model that generates leukemia, and we tested the effect of LIN28B expression on leukemia development. (lu.se)
  • they're not only taking a step to reduce exposure to chemicals known to be harmful, they're also protecting kids who live in rural areas by reducing pesticide use overall. (panna.org)
  • The study considered many families of chemicals, including some where health effects are suspected or plausible. (phys.org)
  • The eyebrow-raising study found men with higher levels of exposure to polyfluorinated chemicals (PFCs) had penises that were 12.5 per cent shorter and 6.3 per cent thinner than other men. (stackexchange.com)
  • and does measured exposure to the chemicals have a association at the common dosage people might face in normal life? (stackexchange.com)
  • The most recent estimates of the burden of disease attributable to chemicals indicate that in 2016, an estimated 1.6 million lives were lost due to exposures to selected chemicals.1 However, data are available for only a small number of chemicals, and people are exposed to many more chemicals in their daily lives. (who.int)
  • The researchers also estimated exposures to ozone and fine inhalable particles ( PM2.5 ), two pollutants produced by car traffic. (nih.gov)
  • Prenatal exposure to elevated PM2.5 led to a 1.6 to 2.7 percent higher risk of failing any developmental domain, while higher ozone exposure led to a .7 to 1.7 percent higher risk of failing a developmental domain. (nih.gov)
  • Clifford has developed an area of expertise in assessing for the neuropsychological sequelae (after-effects) that can arise in those who have histories of stressful and traumatic experiences. (mwtraumacenter.com)
  • This study uncovers several modifiable risk factors for childhood overweight and obesity, and parents are encouraged to provide an anti-obesity environment such as quitting smoking, controlling birthweight of child during pregnancy and building up exercise habits. (nih.gov)
  • Exposure to active smoking and secondhand smoke (SHS) causes health concern. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Prenatal low vitamin D may have consequences for bone health. (ox.ac.uk)
  • Evidence of adverse human health effects from PBDE exposure has been steadily building over the past decade. (parenthub.com.au)
  • Most of the contaminants were found in almost all the participants, but less than one per cent of the samples had levels that exceeded current thresholds for increased risk of adverse health effects. (phys.org)
  • This statement reflects the vision expressed in the Department of Health and Human Services' Strategic Plan for the Elimination of Childhood Lead Poisoning, which calls for a concerted, coordinated societywide effort to eliminate this disease. (cdc.gov)
  • First, as noted above, the Strategic Plan for the Elimination of Childhood Lead Poisoning was released by Dr. Louis W. Sullivan, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, on February 21, 1991. (cdc.gov)
  • As depicted in the figure below, multiple factors influence whether an exposure could result in harmful health effects, as well as the type and severity of those health effects. (cdc.gov)
  • When available, health assessors can refer to the toxicokinetic data analysis included in the MRL summary in the Toxicological Profile, which presents methods for extrapolating animal data to human exposure. (cdc.gov)
  • For example, EPA's IEUBK Model external icon is a type of PBPK model that ATSDR health assessors should use when evaluating childhood exposure to lead in soil. (cdc.gov)
  • 6. The chronic effects of cannabis use on health Cellular and immunological effects The possible effects of chronic cannabis use on cellular processes and the immune system are considered together because both effects may influence a cannabis user's susceptibility to diseases. (druglibrary.org)
  • According to Bloch (1983) who reviewed the literature for the World Health Organisation: 'in vivo and in vitro exposure to purified cannabinoids or cannabis resin failed to increase the frequency of chromosomal damage or mutagenesis' (p412). (druglibrary.org)
  • Furthermore, it is worth noting that the ramifications of prenatal mental health on offspring persist even when accounting for postpartum maternal mental well-being ( 6 , 7 ). (frontiersin.org)
  • These include the timing of individual vaccines, the timing between doses of the same vaccine, the interaction effect between vaccines and concurrent health conditions or pharmaceutical medications, the interaction effects of different vaccines given on the same day, the ordering of different vaccines, and the effect of cumulative summary metrics such as the total number of vaccines or the total amount of some vaccine ingredient. (nationalacademies.org)
  • We report the clinical and public health investigation of a case of delayed P. falciparum malaria in a pregnant woman 11 years after immigration to the United States from sub-Saharan Africa. (cdc.gov)
  • The study is associational and so cannot prove cause and effect. (nih.gov)
  • Prenatal exposure to vitamin D from fortified margarine and risk of fractures in late childhood: period and cohort results from 222 000 subjects in the D-tect observational study. (ox.ac.uk)
  • In their own study, Curtis and colleagues investigated the effects of the pyrethroid chemical deltamethrin on the offspring of female mice exposed to the chemical during pregnancy or lactation. (autism.org)
  • This study was designed to improve upon previous studies that assessed the possible association between ethyl mercury exposure from thimerosal-containing vaccines and neuropsychological functioning including an objective measurement of neuropsychological functioning. (cdc.gov)
  • This study is a follow-up study to the Vaccine Safety Datalink (VSD) thimerosal screening analysis, and addresses inconsistent results from that screening study regarding associations between neuropsychological delays and thimerosal exposure. (cdc.gov)
  • This poses two questions: is the effect significant at the exposure levels reported in the study ? (stackexchange.com)
  • and did the study define the exposure levels of significance. (stackexchange.com)
  • It seems to me on a quick read that the study was much more careful than the headline and the link to normal exposure is spurious. (stackexchange.com)
  • In this study, we examined the relationship between childhood lead exposure and adult brain volume using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). (aahd.us)
  • As a relatively new field of investigation, the big question is what types of study designs will be most fruitful for evaluating different childhood vaccine schedules. (nationalacademies.org)
  • Maternal avoidant coping strategy and adolescent self-regulation among dyads affected by maternal prenatal substance use. (utah.edu)
  • Little is known about the… The long-term consequences of trauma exposure, such as substance abuse, incarceration, and co-occurring psychiatric problems are discussed along with the importance of recognizing protective factors, examining resiliency, and identifying empirically based treatment modalities to help alleviate symptoms of trauma survivors. (ubbcluj.ro)
  • Birthweight revealed a J-shaped relationship with the probability of childhood overweight/obesity. (nih.gov)
  • However, further knowledge on the importance of EDC mixtures and nutrition, on birthweight and growth during childhood is needed. (diva-portal.org)
  • Results show that higher levels of EDC mixtures were associated with lower birthweight, slower weight gain, and sex-specific effects on body fat. (diva-portal.org)
  • Here, we use this model in conjunction with longitudinal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to expand our understanding of the long-term neurological consequences of prenatal ZIKV infection in order to identify characteristic neurodevelopmental changes and track them across time. (bvsalud.org)
  • Second, otitis media (ear infection) is a widespread childhood ailment that occurs when fluid accumulates in the middle ear. (swankfamilyhearing.com)
  • Chronic exposure results in partial immunity, and sickle cell trait reduces the severity of infection ( 3 , 4 ). (cdc.gov)
  • In addition to providing emergency advice on the management of poisoning cases, poisons centres compile data on toxic exposures and on toxic substances. (who.int)
  • Several modifiable behaviors or exposures can be associated with asthma and wheezing in childhood. (bvsalud.org)
  • To condense evidence about risk and protective factors for childhood asthma and/or wheezing disorders occurred in the first 1,000 days of life. (bvsalud.org)
  • Systematic reviews with meta-analysis, or meta-analysis of observational and interventional studies on risk or protective factors for childhood asthma/wheeze, emphasizing the period between the conception and two first years of age, were included. (bvsalud.org)
  • Prenatal risk factors for internalizing and externalizing problems in childhood. (nih.gov)
  • Psychiatric history risk factors include prenatal depression and anxiety. (fortunepublish.com)
  • Thus, the current review is organized and presented to reflect that distribution, including prevalence, risk factors, effects and interventions. (fortunepublish.com)
  • Prenatal diagnosis and advanced reproductive technologies to decrease the risk of an affected offspring should be discussed. (acog.org)
  • Early nutrition and lifestyle before and during pregnancy, breastfeeding, infancy, and early childhood can affect the risk of developing common non-communicable diseases during adulthood such as obesity and metabolic syndrome. (mdpi.com)
  • Delayed P. falciparum malaria after immigration to nonendemic countries has been reported in the literature, and pregnancy is the most common risk factor for this unusual presentation ( 5 ). (cdc.gov)
  • If it is the non-cannabinoid components of cannabis smoke that are mutagenic, then any cancers caused by cannabis smoking are most likely to develop after long-term exposure to cannabis smoke, and they are most likely to develop at sites which have had the maximum exposure to that smoke, namely, the upper aerodigestive tract and lung. (druglibrary.org)
  • Prenatal carrier screening does not replace newborn screening, nor does newborn screening replace the potential value of prenatal carrier screening. (acog.org)