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  • Wednesday, May 15th, 2013

    INMA: "Maternal obesity reduces child cognitive function"

    Mother's Obesity before pregnancy is associated with reduced cognitive function of the child at 14 months of age. This is the main conclusion of the study by researchers at the INMA Project and led by Maribel Casas-to assess whether states of overweight and obesity of the mother before pregnancy are associated with neuropsychological development of children between the 11 and 22 months old. This study was conducted in two countries, Spain and Greece, with a moderately high prevalence of obesity (> 8%).

  • Monday, April 29th, 2013

    Exposure to air pollution in pregnancy is associated with childhood cancer

    Exposure during pregnancy to air pollution caused by the vehicles is associated with increased pediatric cancers, according to a team at the recent Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR, for its acronym in English) in the city of Washington.

  • Monday, March 4th, 2013

    INMA: "The negative effects of PCB153 in neurodevelopment are mainly attributed to prenatal exposure"

    Although during lactation the exposure to certain persistent organic pollutants (POPs) increases regarding pregnancy during the exposure, the negative effects of PCB153 in neurodevelopment, particularly in psychomotor development, are mainly attributed to prenatal exposure. This is the main conclusion of the study "Evaluating the neurotoxic effects of lactational exposure to persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in Spanish children" developed by INMA Project Investigators.
     

  • Friday, March 8th, 2013

    "The negative effects of PCB153 in neurodevelopmentare mainly attributed to prenatal exposure"

    Mireia Gascón, author of the study "Evaluating the neurotoxic effects of lactational exposure to persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in Spanish children":  "The negative effects of PCB153 in neurodevelopmentare mainly attributed to prenatal exposure"

  • Monday, February 18th, 2013

    Lead contamination is reduced but still alarming

    Efforts to reduce lead contamination have paid off in many ways, but the problem still persists and will likely continue to affect the health of people and animals in the future, experts have warned at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) which was held recently in Boston (USA).
     

  • The Spanish are Europeans less informed about pollution

    Spain is the European country with less information on air quality levels, according to a Eurobarometer. Experts blame a lack of political will to provide environmental data transparently.
     

  • Friday, January 25th, 2013

    INMA: "The early exposure to heavy metals can cause biological and clinical effects in the long term"

    The early exposures to heavy metals, even at doses below those currently generally considered "safe", can cause biological and clinical effects throughout life. This is the main conclusion of the study "Placental Concentrations of Heavy Metals in a mother-child cohort. Environmental Research "developed by INMA Project Investigators.

  • Tuesday, January 15th, 2013

    The threat of mercury contamination grows

    United Nations recently warned that some parts of Africa, Asia and South America face a growing threat of mercury contamination.

  • Friday, December 21th, 2012

    "Vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy can affects the brain development of babies'

    Interview with Dr. Eva Morales, author of the study "Circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 in Pregnancy and Infant Neuropsychological Development: "Vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy can affects the brain development of babies".

  • Friday, December 14th, 2012

    INMA: Vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy can affect the baby's brain development

    Deficiency of vitamin D during pregnancy could hinder brain development in infants, affecting their mental abilities and also psychomotor. This is the main conclusion of the study " Circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 in Pregnancy and Infant Neuropsychological Development"developed by INMA Project Investigators.