Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Air pollution exposure may increase risk of autism, schizophrenia | Fox News

Air pollution exposure may increase risk of autism, schizophrenia | Fox News: Researchers at the American Association for the Advancement of Sciences (AAAS) annual meeting in Chicago recently detailed the impact that constant exposure to air pollution may have on the developing brain. According to the panel, a series of mouse models have suggested that constant inhalation of air pollution may lead to enlargement of the brain’s ventricles – a hallmark of neurodevelopmental disorders such as schizophrenia and autism

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