The Vulnerable Brain and Environmental Risks, R.L. Isaacson; K.F. Jensen
Автор: Hassan Areej Название: Everyday Environmental Toxins: Children S Exposure Risks ISBN: 1771881011 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781771881012 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 18374.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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This title includes a number of Open Access chapters.
This collection of timely chapters presents a nuanced study of environmental toxins and the risks they pose to children's development. The book details the impact of a number of commonplace environmental toxins, focusing on everyday exposure to tobacco smoke, lead, pesticides, and flame retardants. There is growing recognition that the impact of the environment on children's health is of critical importance for both current and future generations. In the last half-century, thousands of chemicals have been introduced into the environment with limited--although growing--research on the consequences of exposure. It has been proven that children and adolescents are far more vulnerable than adults to these environmental toxins by virtue of children's behaviors, higher metabolic rate, greater skin area relative to their volume, and still developing organ systems. Increased number of ear infections, poor asthma control, and learning disabilities are just some of the adverse outcomes that have been noted.
This well-researched book:
- Presents detailed information on why children are more vulnerable to everyday toxins
- Discusses why new approaches to medical care are necessary that take into account children's unique physiology and development
- Offers well-defined research on tobacco smoking on prenatal development as well as children's exposure to tobacco smoke during their early years, particularly the evidence of asthma and asthma-like symptoms
- Examines the possible health effects of children born to mothers living in areas of natural gas development
- Looks at the health effects of childhood exposure to environmental lead, using GIS technology to study areas of potentially high lead concentrations
- Discusses the possible effects of agricultural pesticides on children's health during gestation
- Presents studies on prenatal and adolescent exposure to PBDEs used as flame retardants in many household and commercial products to prevent fire
This valuable book, edited by a pediatric clinician at Boston's Children's Hospital, provides a wealth of information on this important issue. The book concludes with an article by the World Health Organization, which offers a practical and comprehensive summary of a series of action steps. The book aims to create greater awareness to spur additional research, provide vital information to clinicians, and send a powerful message to government officials, putting pressure on them to develop policies that improve the quality of the environment and spare children the detrimental effects of such exposures.
Part I: Brain-Behavior Development.- Animal Models.- 1. Using an Animal Model to Explore the Prenatal Origins of Social Development; Robert Lickliter and Lorraine E. Bahrick.- 2. Fetal and Birth Experiences: Proximate Effects, Developmental Consequences, Epigenetic Legacies; April E. Ronca and Jeffrey R. Alberts.- 3. Yoke Motor Learning in the Fetal Rat: A Model System for Prenatal Behavioral Development; Scott R. Robinson.- 4. Fetal Behavioral Development and Brain Growth in Chimpanzees versus Humans: A View from Studies with 4D Ultrasonography; Hideko Takeshita, Satoshi Hirata, Tomoko Sakai, Masako Myowa-Yamakoshi.- Human Fetuses.- 5. Fetal Behavior: Clinical and Experimental Research in the Human; Eduard J.H. Mulder and Gerard H.A. Visser.- 6. Fetal Behavioral and Psychoneurological Development; Jan G. Nijhuis.- 7. Linear and Nonlinear Analysis of Fetal Heart Rate Variability; Hernвni Gonзalves, Diogo Ayres-de-Campos, Joгo Bernardes.- 8. Fetal Auditory Processing: Implications for Language Development?; Barbara S. Kisilevsky.- 9. The Fetal Observable Movement System (FOMS); Nadja Reissland, Brian Francis, Louisa Buttanshaw.- 10. Assessment of the Fetal Neuromotor Development with New KANET Test; Aida Salihagic Kadic, Milan Stanojevic, Maja Predojevic, Borna Poljak, Barbara Grubisic-Čabo, Asim Kurjak.- 11. The Potential Value of Habituation in the Fetus; Leo R. Leader.- Part II: Environmental Influences on Development.- Maternal Emotions.- 12. Maternal Anxiety, Depression and Stress during Pregnancy: Effects on the Fetus and the Child, and Underlying Mechanisms; Vivette Glover, Yousra Ahmed-Salim, Lauren Capron.- 13. Neurobehavioral Consequences of Fetal Exposure to Gestational Stress; Curt A. Sandman, Laura M. Glynn, Elysia Poggi Davis.- 14. Maternal Anxiety, Mindfulness and Heart Rate Variability during Pregnancy Influence Fetal and Infant Development; Bea R.H. Van den Bergh.- Iron Deficiency, Alcohol Consumption, SSRI Exposure.- 15. Long-term Brain and Behavioral Consequences of Early-life Iron Deficiency; Bruce C. Kennedy, Diana J. Wallin, Phu V. Tran, Michael K. Georgieff.- 16. Observing the Fetus' Behavior to Assess Health: The Behavior of the Human Fetus in Response to Maternal Alcohol Consumption; Peter G. Hepper.- 17. The Effects of Alcohol Exposure on Fetal Development; Christine C. Dobson, Parker J. Holman, Wendy Comeau, Tamara Bodnar, Vivian Lam, James F. Brien, James N. Reynolds, Joanne Weinberg.- 18. Fetal Effects of Prenatal Exposure to Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRIs) Antidepressant Exposure; Gillian Hanley, Kaia Hookenson, Dan Rurak, Tim F. Oberlander.- Part III: New Imaging Technologies.- 19. HDlive in the Assessment of Twin Pregnancy; Toshiyuki Hata, Kenji Kanenishi, Uiko Hanaoka, Rina Uematsu, Genzo Marumo.- 20. In Vivo Human Fetal Brain Analysis Using MR Imaging; Franзois Rousseau, Colin Studholme, Renaud Jardri, Moriah E. Thomason.- 21. Functional Imaging of the Prenatal Brain; Veronika Schцpf, Georg Langs, Andras Jakab.- 22. Assessing Functional Brain Development in the Uterus and Fetal Magnetoencephalography; Jana Muenssinger and Hubert Preissl.- 23. Fetal Assessment Using Biomagnetometry: Neurobehaviors, Cardiac Autonomic Control and Research Applications; Kathleen M. Gustafson and Elena Anda Popescu.- Afterword.- Index.
Автор: Julian Blasco and Ilaria Corsi Название: Ecotoxicology of Nanoparticles in Aquatic Systems ISBN: 1138067261 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781138067264 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 27562.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book explores the use of nanoparticles related to their occurrence in the environment, their impact on biota in aquatic systems, application of new methodologies, and changes associated with new global scenarios and covers the bioaccumulation and internalization of nanoparticles.
This title includes a number of Open Access chapters.
The rate of identification of children with neurobiological disabilities has been on the increase in recent years. Millions of dollars in research are being spent to understand the factors influencing these increases. The articles within this compendium shed vital light on this issue, confirming that various "ordinary" chemical hazards--of the sort encountered by countless children in their everyday lives--are having serious impacts on development. This volume investigates the impact of exposure to tobacco smoke, household chemicals, lead, agricultural toxins, and flame retardants.
Автор: Kavindra Kumar Kesari Название: Networking of Mutagens in Environmental Toxicology ISBN: 3319965107 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783319965109 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 15372.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
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This book covers the latest environmental issues based on current research objectives. All chapters are fundamentally interlinked and focus on deciphering the networking of mutagens in environmental toxicity and human health. Our changing environment, climate, and lifestyle factors are growing concerns in the 21st century. The existing mutagens, either physical or chemical, are responsible for environmental toxicity. These toxicants are carcinogenic and not limited to naturally occurring chemicals or biologicals, but can also be man-made, such as 'radiation'. The networking of mutagens can have a broad range of effects on both the environment and human health. Accordingly, the respective chapters explore the networking of mutagens in connection with environmental toxicity, and address:
1. Extant types of man-made radiation and their effects on the environment and biological systems
2. Heavy metal contaminations: Effects on environmental health
3. Networking of environmental pollutants in the air, dust, soil, water, and natural toxins in the environment: Exposure and health
4. The molecular interaction of environmental carcinogens with DNA: An oncoinformatics approach
5. Fundamentals of nonotoxicity, carcinogenicity, mutagenic and neurotoxicity in environmental health
6. The role of antioxidants and medicinal plants in reducing the impacts of disease-causing pollutants
A sequel to Perspectives in Environmental Toxicology, this book highlights the latest developments in the field of environmental toxicology. It offers a valuable resource for researchers, scholars and graduate students alike.
Автор: L. Bergman; D.M. Pugh Название: Environmental Toxicology, Economics and Institutions ISBN: 0792329864 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780792329862 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 23757.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This work stems from the activities carried out under the European Science Foundation`s Environmental Toxicology Programme and its daughter programme, Environmental Damage and its Assessment.
Описание: Fibromyalgia is a syndrome of wide spread pain that is known from all parts of the world. An aspect of the syndrome of fibromyalgia is fluctuation as in onset of pain, variation in the level of symptoms, time off from pain and recovery from pain and other symptoms. The analysis of these fluctuations might create a basis for solid suggestions regarding the nature of the syn-drome itself. E.g. the pain level is well known to vary with mental and physical load including exposure to cold. Simultaneously, fibromyalgia has been found to mean an altered balance in the autonomic nervous system. In the first section of the book a developmental stage or life before fibromyalgia is covered. Intra- and interpersonal patterns based on narrations of the afflicted are pictured. Identified patterns are psychometrically examined and environmental as well as psychobiological patterns are accounted for. In the mid-section of the book life with fibromyalgia is scrutinized including biomarkers. Patterns regarding variation in the level of pain, gaps in fibromyalgia pain and environmental factors influencing these gaps are related. The effect on life, symptoms and defense measures is elucidated from the angle of mental load. The last sections portrait psychological and environmental influences concerning recovery, but especially the striking phenomenon of recovery being scarce. Special attention is paid to cognitive-emotional functioning, the need to target dissociation and environmental influences on maintenance.
Описание: Provides a holistic, conceptual and quantitative framework for Environmental Health Modelling in space-time. This book explains why modern stochastics is the appropriate mechanical vehicle for addressing such issues in a rigorous way.
Автор: Hodgson Название: Integrative Medicine for Vulnerable Populations ISBN: 3030216101 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783030216108 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 8384.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This first-of-its-kind title addresses the failures of an often fragmented healthcare system in managing vulnerable patients with multiple, chronic, co-morbid conditions -- patients who are frequently unresponsive to the methods and approaches used to treat other patients with conditions that are less complicated.
Автор: Salem Harry, Katz Sidney A., Marrs Tim Название: Aerobiology: The Toxicology of Airborne Pathogens and Toxins ISBN: 1849735948 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781849735940 Издательство: Royal Society of Chemistry Рейтинг: Цена: 37805.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book focusses on the toxicological aspects of aerobiology, considering the adverse health effects associated with the inhalation of airborne biological particulates.
Автор: Aschner, Michael Название: Environmental Factors in Neurodegenerative Diseases ISBN: 0128127643 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780128127643 Издательство: Elsevier Science Рейтинг: Цена: 25265.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
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Environmental Factors in Neurodegenerative Diseases, Volume One addresses contemporary advances in neurotoxicology, with thematic volumes providing authoritative review articles on key issues in the field. Edited by leading subject experts, volumes are designed as in-depth overviews of the latest topic developments that analyze the effect of varied chemical agents on the nervous system. As a result, this serial is an essential and unique resource for researchers and graduate students alike.
Includes, in one single publication, a selection of comprehensive reviews devoted to neurotoxicology
Edited by high-profile, leading academics in the field, ensuring a quality publication for subscribers
Aims to widen the scope for participation by international contributors, researchers and editorial board members outside North America
Serves a broad audience of university faculty, researchers and students, as well as the industry, drug development companies and the government
