Brief exposure to this auto exhaust can impair brain function: study

Brief exposure to this auto exhaust can impair brain function: study

Your morning commute could be inhibiting your brain function, a new study suggests. Research published in the journal Environmental Health found a possible link between diesel exhaust inhalation and impaired cognitive function. In the limited, randomized study, researchers analyzed the brains of 25 adults via magnetic resonance imaging. After studying the participants’ “functional connectivity” after … Read more

City kids seeking therapy after unending exposure to vagrants and addicts

City kids seeking therapy after unending exposure to vagrants and addicts

New York City school kids are losing their minds over the zonked-out drug addicts and raving vagrants they encounter every day – and are flocking to therapists to find ways to cope with the stress, The Post has learned. In neighborhoods such as Hell’s Kitchen “a lot” of kids are now in therapy, according to … Read more

Exposure to blue light can up the risk of early onset puberty and even disrupt fertility

Exposure to blue light can up the risk of early onset puberty and even disrupt fertility

Exposure to blue light from phones and tablets in childhood can increase production of reproductive hormones and up the risk of early onset puberty and even disrupt future fertility, study finds Blue light exposure can increase a child’s risk of going through puberty early and having fertility issues in the future Researchers found that the … Read more

Prenatal cannabis exposure associated with mental disorders in children that persist into early adolescence

Prenatal cannabis exposure associated with mental disorders in children that persist into early adolescence

Media Advisory Monday, September 12, 2022 NIH-funded results add to growing scientific evidence of negative health effects of cannabis use during pregnancy What Prenatal cannabis exposure following the middle of the first trimester—generally after five to six weeks of fetal development—is associated with attention, social, and behavioral problems that persist as the affected children … Read more