Brain Benefits of Aerobic Exercise Lost to Mercury Exposure

Cognitive function improves with aerobic exercise, but not for people exposed to high levels of mercury before birth, according to research funded by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), part of the National Institutes of Health. Adults with high prenatal exposure to methylmercury, which mainly comes from maternal consumption of fish with high mercury levels, did not ex...
Source: NIEHS - National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences - News - Category: Environmental Health Source Type: research