
ECHO Child Health Research
@echochildhealth
ECHO is a nationwide research program supported by @NIH to investigate how environmental exposures affect child health and development.
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https://echochildren.org/ 07-11-2016 19:45:56
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New #ECHOChildHealth Cohort research led by Dr. Jennifer Ames & Dr. Lisa Croen of Kaiser Permanente Research NorCal found exposures to certain flame retardants known as organophosphate esters (OPEs) during #pregnancy may be linked to childhood #autism-related traits. Learn more: duke.is/m/wqnz






Recent #ECHOChildHealth Cohort research led by Akhgar Ghassabian of NYU Grossman School of Medicine found prenatal exposure to certain kinds of #airpollution—including #ParticulateMatter, #ozone, and #NitrogenDioxide—was linked to #autism-related traits. Learn more: duke.is/5/bpra



Recent #ECHOChildHealth Cohort research led by Dr. Veronica Wang of Harvard Chan Environmental Health found children living in low-income neighborhoods with low food access were at higher risk for developing #asthma. Learn more: duke.is/2/3ceb



Recent #ECHOChildHealth Cohort research led by Dr. Melissa Melough of Univ. of Delaware found #VitaminD deficiency in #pregnancy, especially in early pregnancy, may be associated w/thinking skills in childhood, including problem solving & information processing: duke.is/w/deer


An #ECHOChildHealth study led by Dr. Veronica Wang at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health found high air pollution increases the risk of #asthma in early childhood. Children living in densely populated areas & areas w/a high population of Black residents were more affected: duke.is/8/26yc


Join us online Wed. 8/13 @ 1 pm ET to see Dr. Maxwell Mansolf of Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine present our next free, public #ECHODiscovery webinar on a data-driven approach for examining the relationship between child eating behaviors & parental feeding practices: duke.is/8/t2dm


