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Synopsis Prenatal exposure to phthalates feminizes play in boys.
Boys exposed to phthalates during pregnancy are less likely to choose “boy typical” toys such as trucks, suggesting that phthalates can alter brain development ...
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Synopsis Flame retardants alter thyroid function in fish.
When fed to fish, a common flame retardant affected thyroid-related gene actions and hormone levels that could alter metabolism, although the changes differed ...
Synopsis Living near heavy traffic increases chances of miscarriage and newborn death.
Women who live near busy streets have an increased chance of a miscarriage or of their newborns dying, reports a study from Brazil. The findings implicate air ...
Synopsis Picturing the brain on lead.
A part of the brain that controls short-term memory and learning is smaller in workers who were exposed to lead while at work and had high levels in their ...
Synopsis Nanoparticles damage brain cells.
A new study with mice shows that very small nano-sized particles of titanium dioxide can travel from the nerves in the nose to the brain and damage cells.
Synopsis Dioxin garbles prostate development in mice.
Prostate glands of mice exposed in the womb to dioxin during a critical time of pregnancy do not develop properly. The research pinpoints how the chemical ...
Synopsis More testing needed to ensure safety of nanotechnology.
Scientists believe more information about how nanomaterials act in living things is needed to ensure that new consumer products made with the smallest of ...
Synopsis Estrogen worsens ovarian cancer disease.
New research indicates that estrogen may enhance the aggressive behavior of cancer by promoting movement of cancer cells from the ovaries to other body organs.
Synopsis Arsenic changes DNA activity which may lead to cancer.
Arsenic can alter genes that affect DNA's stability, according to new research that gives insights into how arsenic might cause cancer.
Synopsis Increasing thallium levels damage plant DNA.
Researchers report for the first time that an obscure, but increasingly common, highly toxic metal called thallium accumulates in plants and elevates harmful ...
Synopsis Baltic fish face more pollution today than two decades ago.
The amount of pollution fish living in the Baltic Sea encounter has increased over the past 20 years, say researchers who used a novel, yet simple and ...
Synopsis Nanomaterials found in consumer products damage cell DNA.
A new study finds that several nanomaterials, which are widely used in sunscreens and other consumer products, can damage the DNA of human lung cells. The ...
Synopsis Study tells where and who have the US's highest mercury levels.
Women's blood mercury levels are decreasing overall in the US, but differences still persist regionally, ethnically and economically. Women still are eating ...
Synopsis Chemicals in plastics impair development of sperm producing cells in babies.
Scientists have found a chemical in plastics called MEHP that impairs the development of the reproductive organs of boys when they are exposed in the womb. The ...
Synopsis E-waste chemicals change workers DNA
Gene damage that can lead to cancer and premature aging is found in Chinese factory workers who take apart electronic waste and are continually exposed to very ...