Mercury levels in hair are associated with reduced neurobehavioral performance and altered brain structures in young adults

Mercury levels in hair are associated with reduced neurobehavioral performance and altered brain structures in young adults

An analysis of cognitive and brain structural data from over 900 Japanese participants reveals a relationship between increased hair mercury levels and reduced cognitive performance and reductions in gray and white matter volume.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Hikaru Takeuchi, Yuka Shiota, Ken Yaoi, Yasuyuki Taki, Rui Nouchi, Ryoichi Yokoyama, Yuka Kotozaki, Seishu Nakagawa, Atsushi Sekiguchi, Kunio Iizuka, Sugiko Hanawa, Tsuyoshi Araki, Carlos Makoto Miyauchi, Kohei Sakaki, Takayuki Nozawa, Shigeyuki Ikeda, Susumu Yokota, Daniele Magistro, Yuko Sassa, Ryuta Kawashima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-06-01
Series:Communications Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-03464-z

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-03464-z

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