Researchers have long warned about the harmful effects of lead in paint, pipes and other products. But another once-widespread source − leaded gasoline − might have harmed the mental health of a ...

Exposure to moderate levels of lead from gasoline during the 1960s and early 1970s is linked to a 20% increased risk for memory problems later in life, preliminary findings from a large, novel study ...

TORONTO -- People who grew up in U.S. areas with high atmospheric lead levels were about 20% more likely to report memory problems 50 years later, a study of more than 600,000 older adults showed.

Tens of millions of Americans born before 1996 suffered psychiatric disorders as a direct result of being exposed to toxic lead. A major review estimated that leaded car exhausted fumes breathes in ...