Watch "The lasting impact of the baby tooth project in St. Louis", featuring the work of the MEMCARE-SRC Project 1 research team. The study investigates how levels of metals in baby teeth are related to cognition and health in later life. The 9+ minute story ran on February 28 on Fox 2 in St. Louis and will play on 2/29 on KPLR at 7 p.m central time., and 3/3 on Fox 2 at 10 p.m. central time. Read more about the study here.
It turns out, a lot! Project 1 is using baby teeth collected during the 1950s under the St. Louis Tooth Study. That project was established to look at the impacts of radiation on children from nuclear testing occurring at the time – probably one of the...