Study Examines Lead Exposure And Accelerated Decline In Cognition In Older Women

The April 2009 issue of the peer-reviewed journal Environmental Health Perspectives (EHP) reports on a study examining the association of chronic low-level exposure to lead and accelerated declines in cognition in women age 47 – 74 years. Study findings suggest that cumulative exposure to lead at levels likely to be experienced in community settings may have adverse consequences for women’s cognition in their later years.