Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Between recalls for ground cinnamon with high levels of lead and popular protein powders testing positive for the heavy metal ...

Persistent lead exposure linked to cognitive decline, heart disease, and developmental issues—posing ongoing risks despite decades of reduction efforts. Study: Lead Poisoning. Image Credit: Kim ...

Lead poisoning isn’t just an industrial-age problem. A new study reveals our ancestors, including Neanderthals, were exposed to lead for millions of years, shaping how their brains evolved and ...

A groundbreaking international study changes the view that exposure to the toxic metal lead is largely a post-industrial phenomenon. The research reveals that our human ancestors were periodically ...

Our hominid ancestors faced a Pleistocene world full of dangers—and apparently one of those dangers was lead poisoning. Lead exposure sounds like a modern problem, at least if you define “modern” the ...

Upper-class men and women in ancient Egypt commonly defined their eyes with kohl—a dark powder made from lead sulfide. Strangely, the makeup seemed to offer protection from common eye infections; ...

Despite clear science and proven solutions, childhood lead poisoning has persisted due to enforcement gaps, fragmented policy and political inaction. Courtesy Pure Earth There are few public health ...