Commonly Used Chemicals Associated With Miscarriage, Yale School of Public Health Study Finds
Researchers at the Yale School of Public Health have found that maternal exposure to synthetic chemicals widely used in food packaging and commonly found in drinking water supplies is associated with a woman ’s risk for miscarriage in the second trimester. (Source: NIEHS News)
Source: NIEHS News - April 23, 2020 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: news
Autoimmunity May Be Rising in the United States
Autoimmunity, a condition in which the body ’s immune system reacts with components of its own cells, appears to be increasing in the United States, according to scientists at the National Institutes of Health and their collaborators. (Source: NIEHS News)
Source: NIEHS News - April 8, 2020 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: news
New Sensors Could Offer Early Detection of Lung Tumors
Study shows that a simple urine test can reveal the presence of lung cancer in mice. (Source: NIEHS News)
Source: NIEHS News - April 1, 2020 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: news
COVID-19 Workers Get Training to Protect Their Own Health
Today, the National Institutes of Health will launch a new website with important educational resources for Coronavirus workers dealing with the spread of COVID-19. (Source: NIEHS News)
Source: NIEHS News - March 23, 2020 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: news
Using “organs-on-a-chip” to Model Complicated Diseases
A new approach reveals how different tissues contribute to inflammatory diseases such as ulcerative colitis. (Source: NIEHS News)
Source: NIEHS News - March 18, 2020 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: news
Using “ organs-on-a-chip ” to Model Complicated Diseases
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Source: NIEHS News - March 18, 2020 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: news
Health Benefits for Kids Outweigh Risks of Eating Fish During Pregnancy
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Source: NIEHS News - March 16, 2020 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: news
Women Firefighters Face High Exposure to Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’
San Francisco ’s women firefighters are exposed to higher levels of certain toxic PFAS chemicals than women working in downtown San Francisco offices, shows a new study led by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, the University of California, San Francisco, and Silent Spring Institute. (Source: NIEHS News)
Source: NIEHS News - February 26, 2020 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: news
Think All BPA-free Products Are Safe? Not so Fast, Scientists Warn
MU scientists find BPA alternative, bisphenol S, could negatively affect both a mother ’s placenta and potentially a developing baby’s brain. (Source: NIEHS News)
Source: NIEHS News - February 20, 2020 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: news
Plasticizers May Contribute to Motor Control Problems in Girls
Scientists at the Columbia Center for Children ’s Environmental Health (CCCEH) have uncovered a link between prenatal exposure to phthalates—a ubiquitous group of plasticizers and odor-enhancing chemicals—and deficits in motor function in girls. (Source: NIEHS News)
Source: NIEHS News - January 6, 2020 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: news
Pregnancy Hypertension Risk Increased by Traffic-related Air Pollution
Findings give new insights into the connection between poor air quality, children ’s health, and mother’s health. (Source: NIEHS News)
Source: NIEHS News - December 18, 2019 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: news
