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UC San Diego Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science researchers report in a new study that exposures to two of the most popular herbicides were associated with worse brain function among adolescents.
<p>UC San Diego Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science researchers report in a new study that exposures to two of the most popular herbicides were associated with worse brain function among adolescents.</p>
New research suggests that exposure to widely used weed killers may negatively impact adolescent brain function. Herbicides, commonly known as weed killers, are the most used class of pesticides worldwide, with uses in agriculture, homes, and industry. Exposures to two of the most popular herbic
The revelation heightens concerns regarding the global increase in herbicide use and the impacts of diverse chemicals on various life stages.
Researchers from University of California San Diego have found a way to distinguish among hand gestures that people are making by examining only data from noninvasive brain imaging, without information from the hands themselves. The results are an early step in developing a noninvasive brain-computer interface that may one day allow patients with paralysis, amputated limbs or other physical challenges to use their mind to control a device that assists with everyday tasks.