Stress and air pollution during pregnancy and adolescence health study
Official title: Stress-Air Pollution Interactions and Adolescent Neurobehavior
Funded at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai · NIH-11553888 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This grant explores how air pollution and stress around birth may influence brain development and contribute to obesity and mood problems in teenagers.
Quick facts
| Grant type | R01 grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (New York, United States) |
| Project start | January 15, 2007 |
| Project end | May 31, 2028 |
| Funding year | 2026 |
| Award (this year) | $69,730 |
| NIH project number | 3R01ES013744-19S2 |
| Project ID | NIH-11553888 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Adolescents and young people in the PROGRESS cohort, especially those with prior exposure to perinatal pollution and stress.
✕Less likely to help
Children without long-term follow-up data or those not in the PROGRESS cohort may not directly benefit.
What this research studies
This project follows children in a long-term cohort to see if early exposure to air pollution and stress affects learning, eating habits, and weight gain over the first two decades of life. It uses data gathered from birth onward in a Mexico City cohort to link environmental exposures with later obesity and mental health outcomes. The team will apply new statistical methods to identify when exposure matters most and how brain development, self-control, and mood are connected to weight gain.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, it could clarify when and how environmental factors shape obesity and mental health, guiding prevention strategies for at-risk youth.
How similar studies have gone: Previous studies have linked early exposures to later obesity and mood changes, but this long-term longitudinal approach is novel.
Where this research is happening
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Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Wright, Robert O — Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
- Study coordinator: Wright, Robert O
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page.