Mount Sinai finds prenatal exposure to certain chemicals affects childhood neurodevelopment
Thursday, January 28, 2010 - 08:42
in Health & Medicine
A new study led by Mount Sinai researchers in collaboration with scientists from Cornell University and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has found higher prenatal exposure to phthalates -- manmade chemicals that interfere with hormonal messaging -- to be connected with disruptive and problem behaviors in children between the ages of 4 and 9 years.