Recent study establishes a link between prenatal exposure to chlorpyrifos and deficits in working memory and IQ at age 7. Researchers at the Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health (CCCEH) at the Mailman School of Public Health found that, at age 7, boys had greater difficulty with working memory, a key component of IQ, than girls with similar exposures. On the plus side, having nurturing parents improved working memory, especially in boys, although it did not ...Thursday 9 August 2012
Study Says Boys Appear to be More Vulnerable Than Girls to the Insecticide Chlorpyrifos
Recent study establishes a link between prenatal exposure to chlorpyrifos and deficits in working memory and IQ at age 7. Researchers at the Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health (CCCEH) at the Mailman School of Public Health found that, at age 7, boys had greater difficulty with working memory, a key component of IQ, than girls with similar exposures. On the plus side, having nurturing parents improved working memory, especially in boys, although it did not ...
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