25/01/2013
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 […]
21/12/2012
“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 What motivated […]
14/12/2012
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 […]
27/11/2012
“A poor or inadequate diet before or during pregnancy can have serious consequences for the mother and for the baby”
Interview with Dra. Rodriguez-Bernal, author of the study “Dietary intake in pregnant women in a Spanish Mediterranean area: as […]
21/11/2012
Spanish Mediterranean women have a poor diet during pregnancy
Although the Mediterranean diet has been considered, traditionally, one of the most richest and balanced, a study by researchers at […]
22/10/2012
“Virtually all work risk exposures have shown adverse effects on the reproductive health of the workers”
Interview with Ana María García, author of the study “Prevalence of occupational exposure to reproductive risks in Spanish pregnant” First […]
19/10/2012
Pregnant women are exposed to a wide variety of occupational risks
Pregnant women are exposed in their work, to a wide variety of risk factors that can directly affect the evolution […]
17/09/2012
Exposure to organochlorine compounds during pregnancy may increase the risk of overweight in children at 6 years of age
In recent decades it has been observed in several countries a dramatic increase in obesity not only in adults but […]
03/07/2012
The diet is not sufficient to achieve the recommended intake (RI) of folic acid supplements during pregnancy
Under the heading of ‘Folic acid intake from diet and supplements in a population of pregnant women in Valencia, Spain […]
19/06/2012
residential exposure to air pollution during pregnancy and anthropometric measures at birth in a multi cohort in Spain
Prenatal exposure to air pollution can be harmful to the developing fetus. For this reason we assessed the association between exposure to […]
31/05/2012
epigenetic changes in gene ALOX12 associated with persistent wheezing in childhood
Also evaluated the possible effect on the methylation levels of prenatal exposures previously associated with childhood asthma (maternal smoking, use of folate supplements and organochlorine pesticides) andgenetic variants. This used data from two cohorts of INMA: […]
26/04/2012
First results on prenatal exposure to mercury
Mercury is a ubiquitous environmental contaminant with distributionthat comes from both natural sources and human activity. Diet is themain source of exposure in the general population, especially the consumption of fish. The big […]