lead exposure

Published research on lead exposure.

PsychologyJun 3, 2026

Low-Level Lead Linked to Infant Neurodevelopment Through DNA Methylation

A 2026 prospective birth-cohort study in southern China linked mean cord-blood lead of 15.30 μg/L to lower infant neurodevelopmental scores across all 5 Ages and Stages Questionnaire domains…

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BrainMay 20, 2026

Leaded Gasoline and ALS: Australia’s MND Surge Tracks Lead

A 2026 Australian ecological model found that 20-year-lagged cumulative population blood-lead burden was nonlinearly tied to motor neuron disease mortality (lead spline p = 0.00024), while n…

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