An exciting Emerging Topic review published in Brain Medicine unveils compelling evidence linking air pollution exposure during pregnancy and early childhood to increased autism spectrum disorder (ASD) risk. The analysis highlights how specific pollutants trigger multiple pathogenic mechanisms, potentially disrupting crucial neurodevelopmental processes and increasing susceptibility to ASD, particularly in genetically predisposed individuals.

The timing of exposure appears crucial, with heightened vulnerability during prenatal development and early childhood when critical neurodevelopmental processes occur.

The research suggests that individuals with genetic predisposition to ASD may be more vulnerable to the harmful effects of air pollution exposure

The implications extend beyond individual health to public policy. How might cities need to adapt their urban planning to protect vulnerable populations? What role could air quality monitoring play in prenatal care?

Actually I don’t see why anything would be done to orevent development of autism, when not much was done for all the already known damage that actual urban development cause

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  • StarlightDust@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    1 month ago

    **This is fake, not peer reviewed and an attempt to sell a fake cure by a quack. **

    If this gives off Andrew Wakefield vibes to you, you are not alone. The “journal” is a huge red flag since the homepage is full of blatantly AI generated images (see below). It appears to have published very little else and appears to have been set up by the second name on the paper and corresponding author, Haitham Amal.

    Amal, looking at his LinkedIn, appears to have also recently been appointed to the position at Neuro-nos, a company that describes itself as developing a non-FDA medical cure for autism and dementia.

    I’m absolutely not saying that it can’t be the case, nor that reducing pollutants from cars (and making more of them) would benefit everyones health. Just in this case, it is a blatant scam that will likely end up subjecting autistic children to god knows what side effects so this guy and his friends can make more money.