BPA link to narrowing of the arteries
A research team from the Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry (PCMD), University of Exeter, and University of Cambridge has for the first time established a link between high levels…
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Negative effects of plastic’s additive blocked by nutrient supplements ( folic acid, genistein ) – bisphenol A (BPA)
Contact: Richard Merritt Merri006@mc.duke.edu 919-660-1309 Duke University Medical Center DURHAM, N.C. – Experiments in animals have provided additional and tantalizing evidence that what a pregnant mother eats can make her…
BPA exposure in utero may increase predisposition to breast cancer
Contact: Aaron Lohr alohr@endo-society.org 240-482-1380 The Endocrine Society Study finds perinatal exposure to BPA has effect on mammary hormone response Chevy Chase, MD—A recent study accepted for publication in Molecular…
Environmental toxin Bisphenol A can affect newborn brain
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 adults. This has been…
Exposure to chemical BPA before birth linked to behavioral, emotional difficulties in girls
Boston, MA – Exposure in the womb to bisphenol A (BPA) – a chemical used to make plastic containers and other consumer goods – is associated with behavior and…
Consuming canned soup linked to greatly elevated levels of the chemical BPA, 1,221% increase in BPA
BPA, found in soup can lining, associated with adverse health effects in humans A new study from researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) has found that a…
Dausey calls BPA ban ‘hollow victory’
Jul 23, 2012 | Posted in News Releases The FDA says baby bottles and sippy cups can no longer contain Bisphenol-A (BPA), an endocrine disruptor that mimics estrogen. But what…
Hormone-mimicking chemicals cause inter-species mating
BPA in rivers leads to breakdown of fish species barriers Hormone-mimicking chemicals released into rivers have been found to impact the mating choices of fish, a new study has revealed.…
Exposure to BPA may cause permanent fertility defects, Yale researchers find
Public release date: 8-Mar-2010 - "The DNA in the uterus was modified by loss of methyl groups so that it responded abnormally in adulthood," said Taylor. "The gene expression…
Why BPA leached from ‘safe’ plastics may damage health of female offspring
Public release date: 25-Feb-2010 - This suggests that early exposure to BPA genetically "programmed" the uterus to be hyper-responsive to estrogen. - "The BPA baby bottle scare may be only…
Plastics chemical retards growth, function of adult reproductive cells – Bisphenol A
Public release date: 8-Jul-2009 - Reductions in three key steroid hormones – progesterone, testosterone and estradiol – were also seen after 120 hours of exposure to BPA - that follicle growth…
BPA may cause heart disease in women, research shows
Public release date: 10-Jun-2009 - The effect of BPA on these cardiac arrhythmias was amplified when exposed to estradiol, the major estrogen hormone in humans.” CINCINNATI—New research by a…
Bisphenol A exposure in pregnant mice permanently changes DNA of offspring
Public release date: 10-Jun-2009 - We don’t know what a safe level of BPA is Exposure during pregnancy to the chemical bisphenol A, or BPA, found in many common…
BPA, chemical used to make plastics, found to leach from polycarbonate drinking bottles into humans
Public release date: 21-May-2009 - We found that drinking cold liquids from polycarbonate bottles for just one week increased urinary BPA levels by more than two-thirds Exposure to BPA may…
Rochester study raises new questions about controversial plastics chemical – bisphenol A (BPA)
Public release date: 28-Jan-2009 - “In our data, BPA levels appear to drop about eight times more slowly than expected – so slowly, in fact, that race and sex together…
Bisphenol A linked to chemotherapy resistance
Public release date: 8-Oct-2008 CINCINNATI—Exposure to bisphenol A (BPA) may reduce the effectiveness of chemotherapy treatments, say University of Cincinnati (UC) scientists. The research study, led by UC's Nira…
Research shows link between bisphenol A and disease in adults / diabetes and heart disease
Public release date: 10-Oct-2008 A research team from the Peninsula Medical School, the University of Exeter, the University of Plymouth and the University of Iowa, have found evidence linking bisphenol…
Higher urinary levels of commonly used chemical, BPA, linked with cardiovascular disease, diabetes
Public release date: 16-Sep-2008 Higher urinary levels of commonly used chemical, BPA, linked with cardiovascular disease, diabetes Higher levels of urinary Bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical compound commonly used…
Higher urinary levels of commonly used chemical, BPA, linked with cardiovascular disease, diabetes
Public release date: 15-Sep-2008 Higher levels of urinary Bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical compound commonly used in plastic packaging for food and beverages, is associated with cardiovascular disease, type 2…
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