Higher levels of BPA in children and teens associated with obesity
27 SEP 2012 NEW YORK – In a nationally representative sample of nearly 3,000 children and adolescents, those who had higher concentrations of urinary bisphenol...
Study Finds How BPA Affects Gene Expression, Anxiety; Soy Mitigates Effects
Matt Shipman | News Services | 919.515.6386 Dr. Heather Patisaul | 919.513.7567 Release Date: 09.07.2012 Filed under Releases New research led by researchers at North...
BPA leads to behavioral changes for 4 generations ( with increased anxiety, aggression and cognitive impairments )
15 JUN 2012 Chevy Chase, MD—Exposure to low doses of Bisphenol A (BPA) during gestation had immediate and long-lasting, trans-generational effects on the brain and...
Common BPA-like chemical, BPS, disrupts heart rhythms in females
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...
Exposure to BPA substitute causes hyperactivity and brain changes in fish
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...
First study to show that bisphenol A exposure increases risk of future onset of heart disease
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...
Exposure to chemical BPA before birth linked to behavioral, emotional difficulties in girls
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...
Environmental toxin Bisphenol A can affect newborn brain
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,...
Paper money worldwide contains bisphenol 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...
BPA-exposed male deer mice are demasculinized and undesirable to females, new MU study finds
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,...
Large human study links phthalates, BPA and thyroid hormone levels
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...
Exposure to BPA has been underestimated, new MU research says / Bye Bye estrogen, thyroid and testosterone
“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:...
Study finds highest reported BPA level in pregnant woman and associated abnormalities in infant
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....
Study links increased BPA exposure to reduced egg quality in women
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...
New UT Arlington study links BPA and breast cancer tumor growth
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...
BPA linked to prostate cancer, study shows
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...
Perinatal bisphenol-A exposure may affect fertility
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...
Bisphenol A (BPA) at Very Low Levels Can Adversely Affect Developing Organs in Primates, MU Researcher Finds
Feb. 27, 2014 - Researchers found evidence of significant adverse effects in mammary glands, ovaries, brain, uterus, lung and heart tissues in BPA exposed fetus...
Exposure to low doses of BPA alters gene expression in the fetal mouse ovary
Public release date: 25-Aug-2010 - revealed a striking down-regulation of mitotic/cell cycle genes, raising the possibility that BPA exposure immediately before meiotic entry might act...
Sperm may be harmed by exposure to BPA, study suggests
Public release date: 3-Aug-2010 - More than 6 billion pounds of BPA are produced annually - “We found that if we compare somebody in...