My Personal Biomedical Research Feed – Ralph Turchiano, CEO Alchepharma
Public Release: 28-Jan-2015 University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston Researchers at The University of Texas Medical Branch have determined that maternal exposure to high levels of flame-retardants may be…
Public Release: 28-Jan-2015 University of Colorado Denver AURORA, Colo. (January 28, 2015) - Women who are exposed to certain chemicals are more likely to experience menopause at a younger age,…
24 Feb 2012 Study highlights the interaction between epigenetics and genetics and exposure to a flame retardant in mice Mice genetically engineered to be susceptible to autism-like behaviors that were…
Flame retardant exposure linked to lower IQs -- study // PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 28-May-2014 A new study involving Simon Fraser University researchers has found that prenatal exposure to flame retardants…
17 DEC 2011 BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Compounds used in new flame-retardant products are showing up in the environment at increasing concentrations, according to a recent study by researchers at Indiana…
Public release date: 10-Aug-2011 A new study finds that pregnant women in Northern California have the highest PBDE flame retardant exposures reported to date among pregnant women worldwide.…
Public release date: 18-May-2011 - detected potentially toxic flame retardants in 80 percent of the polyurethane foam samples collected from 101 common baby products [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="550"] Foam after…
Public release date: 13-Apr-2011 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="450"] A pillowtop mattress (U.S. size "queen") (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption] Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are chemicals that have been widely used as flame…
Public release date: 21-Jun-2010 - Because of California’s flammability laws, residents in this state have some of the highest exposures to PBDEs in the world. - the PBDE…
Contact: Debbie Jacobson djacobson@aap.org 847-434-7084 American Academy of Pediatrics Lower intelligence, hyperactivity seen in children whose mothers were exposed to the chemicals during pregnancy WASHINGTON, DC – Chemicals called polybrominated…
Contact: Tim Lucas tdlucas@duke.edu 919-613-8084 Duke University DURHAM, N.C. -- More than half of all couches tested in a Duke University-led study contained potentially toxic or untested chemical flame retardants…
Contact: Tim Lucas tdlucas@duke.edu 919-613-8084 Duke University DURHAM, N.C. -- More than half of all couches tested in a Duke University-led study contained potentially toxic or untested chemical flame retardants…
Contact: Kathryn Rodgers rodgers@silentspring.org 617-332-4288 x225 Silent Spring Institute Peer-reviewed study finds chemicals linked to cancer, learning problems, hormone disruption A peer-reviewed study of the largest number of flame retardants…
Contact: Kathryn Rodgers rodgers@silentspring.org 617-332-4288 x225 Silent Spring Institute Peer-reviewed study finds chemicals linked to cancer, learning problems, hormone disruption A peer-reviewed study of the largest number of flame retardants…
Contact: Sarah Yang scyang@berkeley.edu 510-643-7741 University of California - Berkeley Berkeley — Prenatal and childhood exposure to flame retardant compounds are linked to poorer attention, fine motor coordination and IQ…
2010 study posted for filing Contact: Sarah Yang scyang@berkeley.edu 510-643-7741 University of California - Berkeley Berkeley – Women with higher blood levels of PBDEs, a type of flame retardant commonly…
Contact: Stephanie Berger sb2247@columbia.edu 212-305-4372 Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health January 19, 2010 -- Prenatal exposure to ambient levels of flame retardant compounds called polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs)…
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="145"] of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (209 s possible) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption] Public release date: 26-Jan-2010 - found that each 10-fold increase in the blood concentration of four…
Public release date: 19-Jan-2010 - verbal and full IQ scores were reduced 5.5 to 8.0 points for those with the highest prenatal exposures. [caption id="" align="alignright" width="320"] Environmental Health…
Public release date: 10-Dec-2007 More funding for research to investigate effects of polybrominated diphenyl ethers is urged RIVERSIDE, Calif. – Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), chemicals used as fire retardants, can…
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