Cincinnati Children s scientists receive grant to advance research on air pollution and mental health
Scientists at Cincinnati Children s just received a 5-year grant totaling $5.3 million from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) to advance research into the relationship between air pollution and mental health in children and adolescents.
The grant will enable the scientists to conduct new air pollution exposure studies and analyze its impact on newly collected information about adolescents mental health and brain structure, organization, and function.
The lead investigators of the project are Kim Cecil, PhD, director of radiology research for the Imaging Research Center; Patrick Ryan, PhD, Division of Biostatistics and Epidemiology; and Kimberly Yolton, PhD, director of research in the Division of General and Community Pediatrics.
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