Medicine's Lynn Singer said biomarkers reveal hidden infant smoke exposure

Mothers’ Memories Mislead: Biomarkers Reveal Hidden Infant Tobacco Smoke Exposure

Science Magazine (Scienmag): Lynn T. Singer, Distinguished University Professor at the School of Medicine, highlighted research showing mothers’ reports often underestimate infants’ secondhand smoke exposure. Comparing self-reports with biological markers, researchers found that denied exposure was particularly unreliable. Singer argues that combining biomarkers with self-reports can improve research into how prenatal and infant substance exposure affects children’s development.