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  "textContent": "Mold is a silent threat, often going unnoticed as it quietly harms health. What's concerning is that exposure to mold during early childhood leaves its mark way into adolescence. In  a study published in Environmental Research: Health, a team from the University of Bristol, UK, tapped into data from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC)—a well-known birth cohort study also known as Children of the 90s—to explore how early-life exposure to indoor mold may affect lung function, its development over time, and the risk of doctor-diagnosed asthma.",
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