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Study: Common pesticide affects developing brain
by Stephanie Smith 
Chlorpyrifos, a common pesticide, may be subtly influencing brain development in children, according to a new study.  The brain abnormalities, found among a very small population of school-aged children, may have occurred while they developed in utero.
What is troubling, according to scientists, is that relatively low levels of chlorpyrifos appear to have caused the cascade of brain changes.
"It's out there and we do not know what the longer term impact is of lower levels," said Virginia Rauh, professor of Clinical Population and Family Health at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, and the study's lead author.  "But it does seem to be associated with cognitive damage and structural changes in brain."
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Stephanie Smith | April 30, 2012 at 18:38 | Tags: Stephanie Smith -CNN Medical Producer | Categories: Adolescent Health, Brain, Children's Health, Environment, Pollution, Toxic America | URL: http://wp.me/pcFQ9-9V9 
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