ArticleNeurotoxicology2024
Everyday home radon exposure is associated with altered structural brain morphology in youths.
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- Updated Knowledge on Radon Exposure: Quantification Methods, Health Effects, and Molecular Mechanisms.Environment & health (Washington, D.C.) · 2026Review
- Radon-related increases in depressive symptoms are explained by amygdala morphology and external locus of control.Neurotoxicology · 2026Article
- The unique effects of chronic exposure to ambient fine particulate matter and indoor radon on subcortical brain morphology in youth.Neurotoxicology · 2026Article
- Chronic radon exposure is associated with developmental alterations to neural and behavioral indices of cognitive control.NeuroImage · 2025Article
- Senolytic agent ABT-263 mitigates low- and high-LET radiation-induced gastrointestinal cancer development inAging · 2025Article
- Neurosustainability.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2024Article
- Evidence of decreased neural efficiency supporting fluid reasoning abilities in children and adolescents chronically exposed to home radon.Neurotoxicology and teratologyArticle
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Abstract
The refinement of brain morphology extends across childhood, and exposure to environmental toxins during this period may alter typical trends. Radon is a highly common radiologic toxin with a well-established role in cancer among adults. However, effects on developmental populations are understudied in comparison. This study investigated whether home radon exposure is associated with altered brain morphology in youths. Fifty-four participants (6-14 yrs, M=10.52 yrs, 48.15% male, 89% White) completed a T1-weighted MRI and home measures of radon. We observed a significant multivariate effect of home radon concentrations, which was driven by effects on GMV. Specifically, higher home radon was associated with smaller GMV (F=6.800, p=.012, η
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