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Arsenic Exposure

Arsenic exposure has been linked to reduced IQ in schoolchildren.

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Jan 27, 2026

How do studies control for socioeconomic status, education, and family background when linking IQ to violent crime?

Researchers link lower IQ to higher rates of violent and persistent offending but do not assume that relationship is simple or unconfounded; studies increasingly use measured , schooling variables, an...

Jan 17, 2026

Which chemicals are most strongly linked to childhood cognitive deficits in human studies?

Lead stands out as the chemical most convincingly linked to childhood cognitive deficits in human studies, with pooled analyses showing IQ losses even at very low exposure levels and no identified saf...

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