Lambda-cyhalothrin alters locomotion, mood and memory abilities in Swiss mice.

Lambda-cyhalothrin (LCT) is a type II pyrethroid widely used in agriculture for plant protection against pests. However, pyrethroids represents a risk for rural female farmworkers, and few studies addressed LCT-behavioural alterations in mice. The present study evaluates the effect of LCT on behaviour of eight weeks aged female mice.

Iron deficiency and cognitive impairment in children with low blood lead levels.

Background: The relationship between iron deficiency (ID) and children's neurocognitive functions has attracted the interest of the scientific community, particularly among those living at the lead-contaminated sites. Thus, the current paper aims at evaluating the association between ID and neurocognitive performance of school children living in a mining area (CMA) in comparison with a control group (CG).

Methods: he study involves 90 school children aged from 6 to 10 years old.

Hair Trace Elements and Mineral Content in Moroccan Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: a Case-Control Study.

The prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) around the world continues to increase while the pathophysiology remains insufficiently elucidated. Genetics, environment, and epigenetic changes are often implicated. Abnormal level in trace elements and minerals is among environmental factors assumed to be involved.

Lead and aluminium levels in infants' hair, diet, and the local environment in the Moroccan city of Marrakech.

In order to assess the contamination burden of infants from the city of Marrakech (Morocco), hair lead and aluminium concentrations were studied in a sample of 573 infants, aged 0 to 12 months, and correlated with the infants descriptors such as age, gender and the parents occupations. Moreover, the two metals were measured in the local environment (soil, drinking water) and in the food commonly used during weaning. The mean values in children's hair are 6.

Trace element level in infant hair and diet, and in the local environment of the Moroccan city of Marrakech.

A sample of 573 infants (aged 0 to 12 months) from the Moroccan city of Marrakech was studied in order to determine the level of Pb and Al contaminations. Mean values of Pb and Al in children's hair were 6.6 and 9.