A new study led by Falk Family Endowed Professor of Public Health Brooks Gump and published in the journal JAMA Network is the first research to directly measure the associations between arsenic exposure and precursors to cardiovascular disease in children.
A new study led by Falk Family Endowed Professor of Public Health Brooks Gump and published in the journal JAMA Network is the first research to directly measure the associations between arsenic exposure and precursors to cardiovascular disease in children.
The research team considered arsenic exposure and health data of 245 children in the Syracuse, New York, metropolitan area. The study’s findings are important because they highlight the need to reduce arsenic exposure in children.
In this Q&A with Syracuse University News, Gump shares details about how this research can contribute to safer public health standards, and how arsenic exposure in children potentially accelerates the development of cardiovascular disease in adults.