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 spur tumor growth. Inorganic arsenic, which affects the drinking water of millions of people worldwide,… Read More ›
National Toxicology Program
Chemical in plastic linked to wheezing in childhood (BPA)
Public release date: 1-May-2011 Women’s exposure to high levels of BPA early in pregnancy may put their infants at risk DENVER – If a pregnant woman is exposed to bisphenol A (BPA), especially during the first trimester,… Read More ›
Vitamin D may reduce risk of uterine fibroids, according to NIH study
Contact: Robin Mackar rmackar@niehs.nih.gov 919-541-0073 NIH/National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Women who had sufficient amounts of vitamin D were 32 percent less likely to develop fibroids than women with insufficient vitamin D, according to a study from researchers at… Read More ›
Atrazine ( Herbicide ) causes prostate inflammation in male rats and delays puberty
2010 study posted for filing Contact: Robin Mackar rmackar@niehs.nih.gov 919-541-0073 NIH/National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences A new study shows that male rats prenatally exposed to low doses of atrazine, a widely used herbicide, are more likely to develop prostate… Read More ›
Atrazine (Herbicide) causes prostate inflammation in male rats and delays puberty
2010 study posted for filing Contact: Robin Mackar rmackar@niehs.nih.gov 919-541-0073 NIH/National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences A new study shows that male rats prenatally exposed to low doses of atrazine, a widely used herbicide, are more likely to develop prostate… Read More ›
Rodent study finds artificial butter chemical harmful to lungs: inhaled diacetyl vapors for three months, developed lymphocytic bronchiolitis
Contact: Robin Mackar rmackar@niehs.nih.gov 919-541-0073 NIH/National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences A new study shows that exposure to a chemical called diacetyl, a component of artificial butter flavoring, can be harmful to the nose and airways of mice. Scientists at… Read More ›
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 was impaired after 48 hours of exposure to BPA … Read More ›