Early-life exposure to metals recorded in baby teeth during specific weeks of pregnancy and infancy predicts long-term changes in brain connectivity and behavior, with critical vulnerability windows identified at weeks 4–8 after birth and 32–42
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Mount Sinai Health System
Mount Sinai Study Uses Baby Teeth and Brain Imaging to Reveal How Early-Life Metal Exposures Shape Brain Development and Behavior
New York, NY (April 24, 2026) — Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai report that early-life exposure to common environmental metals may influence brain development and behavioral health more than a decade later. The study, published…