Once the EPA kicked lead out of automotive fuel, gasoline makers settled on a benzene compound as a substitute. But it, too, ...

A new study says that exhaust from gasoline containing lead may have contributed to ADHD, anxiety, and other mental health disorders in a large segment of the population Oliver Bunic/Bloomberg/Getty ...

Exposure to lead in gasoline during childhood resulted in many millions of excess cases of psychiatric disorders over the last 75 years, a new study estimates. Lead was banned from automobile fuel in ...

After all those "lead paint" jokes about boomers, the shoe may be on the other foot. It's become a common internet joke in recent years — or maybe an actual theory — to attribute boomers' often ...

NBC News reported that the study was published in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry in December. It used various metrics to estimate child blood-lead levels between 1940 and 2015 and ...

The automobile itself traces its roots back to the late 19th century. Gas stations came about later, though, and people had to work a little harder to get gas up until that point. The first drive-in ...

Exposure to car exhaust from leaded gas is calculated to have lowered the IQ of about half of the U.S. population, according to a study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of ...

Exposure to lead in gasoline during childhood resulted in many millions of excess cases of psychiatric disorders over the last 75 years, a new study estimates. Lead was banned from automobile fuel in ...

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - A new study shows decades of lead exposure from gasoline may be linked to devastating impacts across generations. The research is shedding light on the long-term effects of ...