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Arsenic modifies the effect of folic acid in spina bifida prevention, a large hospital-based case-control study in Bangladesh
BackgroundSpina bifida, a developmental malformation of the spinal cord, is associated with high rates of mortality and disability. Although folic...
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In Utero Exposure to Lead is Associated with Neural Tube Defects via Disturbing the Expression of Endocannabinoid Retrograde Signaling-Related Genes
Neural tube defects (NTDs) are a group of severe congenital malformations of the central nervous system, for which environmental causes are not fully...
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Arsenic Exposure, Periconceptional Folic Acid Supplementation, and the Risk for Neural Tube Defects: A Case–Control Study
Arsenic induces neural tube defects (NTDs) in laboratory animals, but evidence in human populations is scarce. We examined the association between...
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A High Concentration of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Umbilical Cord Tissue is Associated with an Increased Risk for Fetal Neural Tube Defects
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are ubiquitous in the environment and have detrimental effects on human health. Embryos are particularly...
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Prenatal exposure to silver is associated with an elevated risk for neural tube defects: a case–control study
Exposure to copper, silver, and titanium has been reported to be associated with a variety of adverse effects on humans, but it is little focused on...
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Association between urinary BTEX metabolites and dyslexic odds among school-aged children
Benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylene (BTEX) are ubiquitous in the environment, and all of them can cause neurotoxicity. However, the...
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Association between air pollutants and neural tube defects during pregnancy in Lanzhou, China: a time series analysis
Few studies have evaluated the association between air pollutants and neural tube defects (NTDs). Moreover, the existing research ignores the lag...
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Teratological effects of titanium dioxide nanoparticles in mice embryo
Nanoparticles have numerous applications related to human uses. Titanium dioxide nanoparticles (TiO 2 -NPs) are extensively used in many daily...
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Associations between air pollution exposure and birth defects: a time series analysis
Air pollution is a serious environmental problem in China. Birth defects are particularly vulnerable to outdoor air pollution. Our study was to...
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Modeled exposure to tetrachloroethylene-contaminated drinking water and the occurrence of birth defects: a case-control study from Massachusetts and Rhode Island
BackgroundResidents of Massachusetts and Rhode Island were exposed to tetrachloroethylene-contaminated drinking water from 1968 through the early...
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Association between serum folate levels and blood concentrations of cadmium and lead in US adults
BackgroundFolate may be involved in the detoxification of heavy metals. This has been demonstrated in animal studies, in in vivo and in vitro ...
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Associations between prenatal exposure to cadmium and lead with neural tube defect risks are modified by single-nucleotide polymorphisms of fetal MTHFR and SOD2: a case–control study
BackgroundPrenatal exposure to heavy metals is implicated in the etiology of birth defects. We investigated whether concentrations of cadmium (Cd)...
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Declining bacteria, lead, and sulphate, and rising pH and oxygen in the lower Mississippi River
Various air and water pollution issues in the US were confronted in the last 60 years using national policy legislation, notably the Clean Water Act...
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Association between exposure to air pollution during intrauterine life and cephalic circumference of the newborn
It has been observed that air pollution can affect newborn health due to the negative effects of pollutants on pregnancy development. However, few...
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Systematic literature review of the epidemiology of glyphosate and neurological outcomes
PurposeHuman health risk assessments of glyphosate have focused on animal toxicology data for determining neurotoxic potential. Human epidemiological...
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Health and economic impact of nitrate pollution in drinking water: a Wisconsin case study
Nitrate contamination of drinking water, common in agricultural areas, increases the risk of certain cancers and impacts fetal development during...
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Di-butyl phthalate (DBP) induces craniofacial defects during embryonic development in zebrafish
Di-butyl phthalate (DBP) is commonly added to make plastics softer and more pliable and is found in a variety of consumer and industrial products....
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Effects of Glyphosate Exposure on Reproductive Health: A Systematic Review of Human, Animal and In-Vitro Studies
Glyphosate is the most widely used herbicide in the world. We examined whether and how human populations exposed to glyphosate at any age are at risk...
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