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Prenatal exposure to certain pesticides may negatively impact cognitive development in children

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Researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine have found that exposure during pregnancy to a family of pesticides called organophosphates may impair child Cognitive Development. The findings are published online in Environmental Health Perspectives.

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