My Personal Biomedical Research Feed – Ralph Turchiano, CEO Alchepharma
Common BPA-like chemical, BPS, disrupts heart rhythms in females // PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 23-Jun-2014 CHICAGO, IL—Bisphenol S (BPS), a common substitute for bisphenol A (BPA) in consumer products, may…
Exposure to BPA substitute causes hyperactivity and brain changes in fish // PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 23-Jun-2014 CHICAGO, IL — A chemical found in many "BPA free" consumer products, known as…
PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 23-Jun-2014 DURHAM, N.C. – Bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical commonly used in plastics, appears to increase the proliferation of breast cancer cells, according to Duke Medicine researchers…
PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 22-Jun-2014 CHICAGO, IL — A new study has found for the first time that the endocrine-disrupting chemical bisphenol A (BPA) reprograms the developing prostate, making the gland…
24 Feb 2012 Bisphenol A (BPA) is a controversial chemical widely used in the plastics industry. A new study followed people over a 10-year time period and shows that…
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7, 2011 — The latest episode in the American Chemical Society’s (ACS) award-winning “Global Challenges/Chemistry Solutions” podcast series discusses the discovery of bisphenol A (BPA) in 94 percent…
Public release date: 22-Nov-2011 Consuming canned soup linked to greatly elevated levels of the chemical BPA BPA, found in soup can lining, associated with adverse health effects in humans A…
Public release date: 24-Oct-2011 Boston, MA – Exposure in the womb to bisphenol A (BPA) – a chemical used to make plastic containers and other consumer goods – is associated…
Public release date: 25-Oct-2011 Newborn mice that are exposed to Bisphenol A develop changes in their spontaneous behavior and evince poorer adaptation to new environments, as well hyperactivity as young…
Public release date: 3-Oct-2011 Study finds perinatal exposure to BPA has effect on mammary hormone response Chevy Chase, MD—A recent study accepted for publication in Molecular Endocrinology, a…
Public release date: 10-Aug-2011 The cash register receipts that people place near paper money in billfolds, purses, and pockets has led to a worldwide contamination of paper money with bisphenol…
Public release date: 27-Jun-2011 COLUMBIA, Mo. –While the U.S. Food and Drug Administration notes “some concern” with the controversial chemical BPA, and many other countries, such as Japan and Canada,…
Public release date: 12-Jul-2011 ANN ARBOR, Mich.—A link between chemicals called phthalates and thyroid hormone levels was confirmed by the University of Michigan in the first large-scale and nationally representative…
“We know that the active form of BPA binds to our steroid receptors, meaning it can affect estrogen, thyroid and testosterone function. Public release date: 6-Jun-2011 Results indicate BPA accumulates…
Avoid using plastic food and beverage storage containers with #7 on the bottom. If the recycling code is #7, then the plastic may contain BPA. Public release date: 11-May-2011 Possible…
Public release date: 1-May-2011 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="350"] Bisphenol-A (BPA) Infographic (Photo credit: DES Daughter)[/caption] Women’s exposure to high levels of BPA early in pregnancy may put their…
Public release date: 15-Dec-2010 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="202"] The Dangers of Prenatal BPA Exposure (Photo credit: DES Daughter)[/caption] A small-scale University of California, San Francisco-led study has identified the first…
Thursday, March 6, 2014 UT Arlington biochemists say their newly published study brings researchers a step closer to understanding how the commonly used synthetic compound bisphenol-A, or BPA, may promote…
CINCINNATI—Findings by Cincinnati Cancer Center researchers show that levels of bisphenol A (BPA) in men's urine could be a marker of prostate cancer and that low levels of BPA exposure…
Public release date: 2-Dec-2010 - “BPA has effects that mimic those of estrogen, a natural hormone. Fetal and neonatal exposure to BPA has been shown to have other hormone-related effects…
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