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Striking new research estimates lead exposure, primarily from car exhaust in the 1960s and 1970s, has negatively affected the IQ of more than half the population of the US, and resulted in the loss of up to six IQ points in some people.

A new review has examined a dozen studies into the effect of Mozart’s music on epilepsy, finding the classical music may reduce the frequency of seizures. It rekindles an old pseudoscientific idea that listening to Mozart can make you smarter.

A new study from an international team of geneticists is suggesting we are further away than many realize from being able to effectively genetically select for complex polygenic traits such as IQ or height and create designer babies.

A new study has found a correlation between fluoride levels in a pregnant woman's urine, and the IQ of their offspring measured several years later.

A study is suggesting a gene variant associated with increased Alzheimer’s risk in late life could affect cognitive health in childhood. The research reveals those carrying the gene score lower on IQ tests in childhood, implying cognitive decline is apparent at a younger age than ever realized.

A new study has found that many genes identified as potentially responsible for intelligence, could overlap with a range of conditions from increased lifespan to some autoimmune disorders.

Anytime discussion raising the possibility of a genetic basis behind intelligence comes up, we immediately enter a minefield of social and ethical controversies. A new study claims to have pinpointed 52 specific genes that play a major part in determining an individual's intelligence.

Not a great deal is known about synesthesia, but a new study conducted at the University of Sussex has suggested that specific training of the mind can induce the effects of the condition – and even boost a person's IQ.

Toyota's has focussed its SEMA display around tuning and pimping its iQ luxury city car - four versions have been prepared and the vary from outrageous to beyond

Three recent studies have found that children exposed to organophosphate pesticides in the womb have a lower IQ at seven years than those that have not.

Toyota will show a fully-electric IQ prototype at the Geneva Motor Show. The compact four-seater will have a range of 65 miles and features a single electric motor driving the front wheels, and adapted from Toyota’s Hybrid Synergy Drive technology.

Toyota is set to unveil an Auris HSD full hybrid concept at the Frankfurt Motor Show. The Auris marks a new strategy for Toyota to extend its full hybrid technology to a mainstream model.