Estrogen, Estradiol May Help Protect Against Lead’s Harmful Effects On Frontal Areas Of Brain.

research published in the Journal of Environmental Health suggests that “the female hormones estrogen and estradiol may help protect against lead’s harmful effects on the frontal areas of the brain.” The research also suggested that “elevated lead levels had a much stronger negative impact on thinking abilities than on reading readiness.” Researchers came to these conclusions after studying 40 kids between ages three and six who resided “in an area of Omaha considered the largest residential lead clean-up site in the” US. http://consumer.healthday.com/cognitive-health-information-26/brain-health-news-80/girls-less-affected-by-lead-exposure-than-boys-695831.html