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First Biomarker Evidence of DDT-Autism Link

A study of more than 1 million pregnancies in Finland reports that elevated levels of a metabolite of the banned insecticide DDT in the blood of pregnant women are linked to increased risk for autism in the offspring. The study is the first to connect an insecticide with risk for autism using maternal biomarkers of exposure. Continue reading First Biomarker Evidence of DDT-Autism Link