Public Health and Health Professions
Malin Lab
Led by Ashley Malin · Epidemiology
What we study
The Malin Lab studies how environmental toxicants and nutrition affect health, especially fluoride exposure and its links to children's neurodevelopment, sleep, thyroid, kidney and liver function, and women's reproductive health.
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Current projects
Fluoride exposure and bone health among adults in the United States
This project examines how fluoride affects bone health in adults.
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Recent papers, explained
- Mechanisms of neurotoxicity of fluoride or aluminum: implications for neurodegenerative disease risk
2026 · Current Research in Toxicology
Examines how fluoride and aluminum may harm brain cells and cause neurodegenerative diseases.
- Dental fluorosis and self-reported depression among young adults in the United States
2026 · Frontiers in Environmental Health
Finds if dental fluorosis in young adults is linked to self-reported depression.
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- Prenatal fluoride exposure and motor development among infants in Los Angeles, California
2026 · Environmental Research
Tests whether prenatal fluoride exposure affects infant motor development in Los Angeles.
- Ecological Fluoride and Neurodevelopment Studies—An Important Starting Point
2026 · JAMA Network Open
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How to reach out
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