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October 26, 2011

Environmental toxin bisphenol A (BPA) can affect newborn brain, mouse study shows

Environmental toxin bisphenol A (BPA) can affect newborn brain, mouse study shows:

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Newborn mice that are exposed to bisphenol A develop changes in their spontaneous behavior and evince poorer adaptation to new environments, as well hyperactivity as young adults, according to researchers at Uppsala University. Their study also revealed that one of the brain's most important signal systems, the cholinergic signal system, is affected by bisphenol A and that the effect persisted into adulthood.

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