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Research shows more than 150 million mental diagnoses may be linked to lead in gasoline

CNN — A history of lead in gasoline may be behind tens of millions of mental health conditions in the United States, according to new research. “We’ve shifted the curve in the population for mental health problems, so that everyone has a greater liability in the mental illness symptoms, and that some people who were already at risk are going …

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The unique transparency of the model, described in the journal IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging, allows doctors to easily follow its line of reasoning, double-check for accuracy, and explain the results to patients, the researchers said. "Our model will help streamline that process and make it easier on doctors and patients alike," said Sengupta, the study's lead author. Instead, an …