Recent studies add to growing research that lead exposure can harm the brain and may increase dementia risk. Image credit: A handyman at the Shiloh Commons installs a new water filter in a residence ...

DELTA, Ohio — The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency is investigating elevated levels of lead found in the air near the Bunting Bearings facility in Delta, raising concerns for nearby residents and ...

ANN ARBOR — As dementia cases continue to rise in the United States, new research from the University of Michigan School of Public Health reveals that older Americans with cumulative lead exposure ...

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When a child has elevated levels of lead in their blood, parents often have a flurry of questions. What does the diagnosis mean? Where did the lead come from? What comes next? In Milwaukee and other ...

CANTON – The Ohio Department of Health has completed a study of the former Republic Steel site, finding that children living nearby may have faced lead exposure risks before the facility closed in ...