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Air Pollution and Brain Damage | Environmental Research Foundation
Brain Damage Authors: Calderon-Garciduenas, Lilian; and others Publication Date: May 31, 2002 Abstract: This study of 200 dogs reared in Mexico City reveals, early in life, brain damage similar to that seen in the onset of Alzheimer's disease -- brain damage attributable to very fine particles in Mexico City's polluted air. Read/download: Air Pollution and Brain Damage, ...
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COPA - PCBs and Superfund in Bloomington, Indiana
Exposure can cause an acne like skin rash (called chloracne). They can damage the liver. High exposure can damage the nervous system, causing numbness, weakness and tingling ("pins and needles") ... at Wayne State University in Detroit, concluded that the fetal brain damage caused by environmental exposure to PCBs was comparable to the damage found in children exposed to low levels of lead [ ...
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How the Giant Squid Eats
Web If your food had to pass through your brain on the way to your stomach - You would need to chew ... through its donut-shaped brain before reaching the stomach. Larger pieces of food trying to pass through the brain could cause brain damage. It's a ... it! Love it! Live it! SUMMARIZED SITE INDEX EDUCATION Feed your brain The Right Stuff! Website hosting provided by Sunset.Net since 1999 ...
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MedlinePlus: Lead Poisoning
Even low levels of lead are linked to lower IQ scores. Centers for Disease Control ...
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Poisons in Everyday Household Products
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The Human Brain - Watch Your Head
Children, Brain Damage and Lead Surprising Sources of Lead How to Get The Lead Out... of Your Body Mercury in the Brain Sources, ... of choice for brain damage. Will future archeologists be baffled by a society whose walls were more vibrant than its brain cells? In ... like brain damage. "Seven of the characteristic markers that we look for to distinguish Alzheimer's disease can be produced in normal brain ...
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Science Museum | Brain pacemaker 'wakes' patient | Brain pacemaker 'wakes' patient
Brain pacemaker 'wakes' patient | Brain pacemaker 'wakes' patient Home > Antenna > Brain pacemaker 'wakes' patient A patient with severe brain damage is now on the road to a remarkable recovery thanks to a ground-breaking brain ... This story was published in the journal Nature on 2 August 2007. Brain-damage breakthrough Stimulating surgery Why this patient? Ethical minefield Home | Visit the museum | ...
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HHMI News: Inheriting a Tendency to Brain Infection
In 2005, Casanova later identified a 15-year-old boy who developed brain damage due to herpes simplex infection. Casanova found that the boy's blood cells ... treatment could dramatically accelerate recovery from herpes simplex encephalitis, and thereby also limit potential brain damage. Casanova believes there are likely other genes that predispose people to infectious diseases, and ...
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Acute Bacterial Meningitis: Infections of the Brain and Spinal Cord: Merck Manual Home Edition
A stroke can result. Inflammation can also cause widespread damage to brain tissue, causing swelling (edema) and small ... recovery. Prognosis If treated early, most people recover well. But when treatment is delayed, permanent brain damage or death is more likely, especially in very young children and older people. In ...
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The Human Brain - Proteins
It's also easily oxidized, therefore eat plenty of fruits and vegetables whose antioxidants help protect dopamine-using neurons from free radical damage. More and more ... a patient suffering from damage to Wernicke's area (the region in the left cortex that controls the understanding of language). Functional MRI showed that the brain initially recouped by allocating ...
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