Lead exposure in early childhood can lead to severe cognitive and behavioral impairments in children that last well into adolescence and adulthood. Although researchers have looked at effects of early ...

Lead exposure is a risk to any human, but children are most vulnerable to the element's neurotoxicity, which can lead to developmental delays, learning difficulties and mood changes among other ...

New research shows that the majority of gene changes in the brain caused by lead can be reversed by raising animals in stimulating environments. Lead exposure in early childhood can lead to severe ...

High levels of lead in topsoil boosts the likelihood that 5-year-old boys will have cognitive difficulties, a study concludes. Researcher Edson Severnini of Carnegie Mellon University and his ...