Study finds widespread exposure to hormone-disrupting chemicals during pregnancy
Spearman correlation between log-transformed mycoestrogen concentration in urine (ng/ml) and placenta (ng/g) and dietary parameters in the UPSIDE cohort. The ...
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PFAS Exposure Linked to Sleep Disturbances in Young Adults
Analytical workflow. Credit: Environmental advances (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.envadv.2024.100585 Research from the Keck School of Medicine of USC has shown that ...
Missouri patient tests positive for bird flu despite no known exposure to animals
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is seen in Atlanta, March 15, 2020. Credit: AP Photo/John Bazemore, File ...
Exposure to Agent Orange damages brain tissue in a way similar to Alzheimer’s disease, study finds
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public domain Agent Orange, an herbicide used during the Vietnam War, is a known toxin with numerous health ...
Measuring household air pollution exposure in sub-Saharan Africa
Geometric mean PM2.5 kitchen concentrations (A) and exposures of cooks (B) and children (C) during cooking and non-cooking periods, stratified ...
Exposure to gun violence is associated with suicidal behavior among black adults
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public domain Black adults who have been exposed to gun violence are more likely to have suicidal thoughts ...
Exposure to even moderate levels of radon is linked to increased risk of stroke
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public domain Radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer. A new study finds that exposure to ...
Passive exposure can accelerate learning, new research suggests
Credit: Alena Darmel from Pexels Learning a new skill requires deliberate practice over time, but passive exposure to the subject ...
Spatial model predicts bumblebee exposure to pesticide use
A yellow-faced bumblebee, Bombus vosnesenskii, on the banks of the Kern River in the Sequoia National Forest. Field experiments were ...
How previous exposure to bacteria changes the lungs’ innate immune response and what this could mean for vaccines
Infection of alveolar macrophages is the first stage of tuberculosis. What if we could change that? Credit: Alissa Rothchild Tuberculosis, ...
