Yale study links common chemicals to osteoarthritis
25 FEB 2014 New Haven, Conn. – A new study has linked exposure to two common perfluorinated chemicals (PFCs) with osteoarthritis. PFCs are used in...
Chemical exposure in the womb from household items may contribute to obesity
Woodruff Health Sciences Center | Aug. 30, 2012 Pregnant women who are highly exposed to common environmental chemicals – polyfluoroalkyl compounds (PFCs) – have babies...
Early-life exposure to chemical in drinking water may affect vision, study finds
Early-life exposure to chemical in drinking water may affect vision, study finds (BOSTON) — Prenatal and early childhood exposure to the chemical solvent tetrachloroethylene (PCE)...
Chemicals in personal care products may increase risk of diabetes in women up to 70 percent
12 JUL 2012 Brigham and Women's Hospital study is the first to examine an association between phthalates and diabetes in a large population of American...
Phthalates found in plastics linked to a 24 to 34.1 percent drop in testosterone
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVvr_Fae7pc?rel=0] - Researchers found an inverse relationship between phthalate exposure and testosterone levels at various life stages. In women ages 40-60, for example, increased...
Research shows how PCBs promote dendrite growth, may increase autism risk
April 24, 2012 (SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — New research from UC Davis and Washington State University shows that PCBs, or polychlorinated biphenyls, launch a cellular chain...
Arsenic turns stem cells cancerous, spurring tumor growth
07Apr 2012 Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have discovered how exposure to arsenic can turn normal stem cells into cancer stem cells and...
Flame retardant exposure linked to lower IQs — study
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...
Link shown between environmental toxicants and atherosclerosis ” findings show a clear connection ”
Public release date: 11-Oct-2011 Environmental toxicants such as dioxins, PCBs, and pesticides can pose a risk for cardiovascular disease. For the first time a link...
Poultry farms that go organic have significantly fewer antibiotic- resistant bacteria
Public release date: 10-Aug-2011 UMD School of Public Health Study suggests that removing antibiotic use from large-scale U.S. poultry farms can result in immediate and...
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:...
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...
Exposure to 3 classes of common chemicals may affect female development
Public release date: 5-Apr-2010 - phenols, phthalates and phytoestrogens—in young girls may disrupt the timing of pubertal development, and put girls at risk for health...
BUSPH study links rheumatoid arthritis to vitamin D deficiency
Public release date: 7-Apr-2010 Women living in the northeastern United States are more likely to develop rheumatoid arthritis (RA), suggesting a link between the...
Prenatal exposure to pesticide DDT linked to adult high blood pressure
Contact: Michele La Merrill mlamerrill@ucdavis.edu 347-791-1053 University of California - Davis Infant girls exposed to high levels of the pesticide DDT while still inside the...
Yale study links common chemicals to osteoarthritis : perfluorinated chemicals
Contact: Michelle Bell michelle.bell@yale.edu 203-432-9869 Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies New Haven, Conn. – A new study has linked exposure to two common...
Yale study links common chemicals to osteoarthritis : perfluorinated chemicals
Contact: Michelle Bell michelle.bell@yale.edu 203-432-9869 Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies New Haven, Conn. – A new study has linked exposure to two common...
Experiments show bisphenol S also disrupts hormone activity: BPS
Contact: Jim Kelly jpkelly@utmb.edu 409-772-8791 University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston BPA substitute could spell trouble A few years ago, manufacturers of water bottles,...
Fetal exposure to PVC plastic chemical linked to obesity in offspring: Over multiple generations
UCI study identifies transgenerational effects of obesogen compound tributyltin Irvine, Calif. — Exposing pregnant mice to low doses of the chemical tributyltin – which is...