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Fluoride exposure during pregnancy linked to increased risk of childhood neurobehavioral problems, MADRES study finds
Researchers from the MADRES Center conducted the first U.S.-based study examining the link between prenatal fluoride and childhood social, emotional and behavioral functioning.
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Mother's Day 2024
Wishing all of our moms a Happy Mother's Day! Check out our most recent infographic on the impacts of organophosphate ester (OPE) chemicals on early childhood development
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Diet linked to preeclampsia among low-income Hispanic women during pregnancy
Research by MADRES postdoctoral scholar Luis Maldonado PhD, MPH suggests that interventions in diet during pregnancy could help address this health disparity faced by Hispanic/Latina women.
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Dr. Helen Foley wins "Best Visual Design" award for her poster at the EHD CoE Annual Meeting
MADRES postdoctoral scholar and lab manager Helen Foley, PhD, was recognized for her excellent poster at this year's EHD CoE Annual Meeting
Dr. Jason Niu receives USC Presidential Sustainabilty Solutions Fellowship
MADRES Postdoctoral Scholar Dr. Jason Niu will begin a two year USC Presidential Sustainability Solutions Fellowship to explore how extreme heat and air pollution affect one's cells.
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2023 International Society of Exposure Science Awardee: Venezia Ramirez
Venezia Ramirez was honored with an ISES Conference Award for her work on Community Health Workers/Promotores Increasing Environmental Health Community Research Capacity
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Recent Publications

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March 2024

Prenatal air pollution exposure is associated with inflammatory, cardiovascular, and metabolic biomarkers in mothers and newborns.

Increased Risk of Gestational Hypertension by Periconceptional Exposure to Ambient Air Pollution and Effect Modification by Prenatal Depression.

GPS-derived environmental exposures during pregnancy and early postpartum – Evidence from the madres cohort.

February 2024

Sources of Personal PM2.5 Exposure During Pregnancy in the MADRES Cohort.

Effect of parental adverse childhood experiences on intergenerational DNA methylation signatures from peripheral blood mononuclear cells and buccal mucosa

Maternal Dietary Patterns During Pregnancy Are Linked to Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy Among a Predominantly Low-Income US Hispanic/Latina Pregnancy Cohort.

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MADRES Center

1845 N. Soto St. Suite 102
Los Angeles, CA 90032
Email: [email protected]

MADRES Center is a program of the Division of Environmental Health of the Department of Population and Public Health Sciences at Keck School of Medicine of USC

Supported by:
NIH: P50MD015705; P50ES026086; UH3OD023287
EPA: 83615801

MADRES CLINIC

Participant screening room (2)
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Exam room table
ECHO MRI (2)
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blood draw chair (2)
waiting room (3)
Spirometry (3)
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The MADRES Clinic is located on USC’s Soto Campus, which is just a few minutes away from Keck School of Medicine of USC.  At the MADRES Clinic, participants are seen for in-person visits, including survey administration, biospecimens collections and height and weight measurements.  Additional services include imaging, as well as pulmonary function testing.