Exposure to air pollution while in the womb is linked to adverse changes in cell processes in new-born babies

Exposure to air pollution while in the womb is linked to alterations in proteins that can be detected after a baby is born, and which affect cell processes such as autophagy, the ‘self-eating’ of damaged cells that occurs in response to stress.

Source: sciencedaily.com

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