Diesel exhaust associated with lethargy in offspring

Wednesday, March 24, 2010 - 09:35 in Physics & Chemistry

Breathing diesel exhaust during pregnancy is associated with sluggishness in offspring. Researchers writing in BioMed Central's open access journal Particle and Fibre Toxicology studied the effects of pollution exposure in mice, finding that the offspring of mothers who breathed diesel fumes while pregnant were less likely to show spontaneous movement...

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