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Mold may mean bad news for the brain

Toxic spores cause anxiety and memory problems in mice

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BREATHING BAD AIR  Mold could harm more than the lungs, a new study in mice suggests.

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By Bethany Brookshire

- More than 2 years ago

WASHINGTON – Moldy houses are hard on the lungs, and new results in mice suggest that they could also be bad for the brain. Inhaling mold spores made mice anxious and forgetful, researchers reported November 15 at the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience.