BPA Can Lead to Brain Impairment, Neuro-disordersHeather Callaghan Add disrupted brain function and development to the list. A telling new study explains how. Find ways to counteract BPA below. The journal of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences published the study led by Dr. Wolfgang Leidtke finding that BPA could suppress genes that are critical to early development of the central nervous system, which may predispose both animals and humans to neurodevelopmental disorders. Liedtke, a Duke University associate professor of medicine and neurobiology explains: This study showed a more pronounced effect on the female brain and subsequent brain development issues for unborn babies. The process of emptying out chloride from the neuron is faster and more dynamic in females. Exposure to BPA could lead to neuro-developmental problems later in life or triggered during trauma and stress,the researchers said. Previous studies point to reproductive and sex hormone problems for women, and this study goes into the neurological problems associated with BPA. For men, the fake estrogen effect of BPA led to gender-bending hormone issues when studied in mice. Liedtkes main desire was to convince the EU to take the evidence more seriously and do more than just finally ban BPA in baby bottles and cups in the US; yet the chemical still remains in all food packaging and cans (including infant formulas). And paper money, receipts, and white dental fillings. Source: Read other articles by Heather Callaghan 