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Age-Wane Lead Link

Mental decline that afflicts many older people may be related to how much lead they absorbed decades before, recent studies suggest.
“We’re trying to offer a caution that a portion of what had been called normal aging might in fact be due to ubiquitous environmental exposures like lead,” said Dr. Brian Schwartz of Johns Hopkins University, a leader in the study of lead’s delayed effects.
“The fact that it’s happening with lead is the first proof of principle that it’s possible.” 

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