Health
Study finds PCBs disrupt pregnancy
PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls) and other environmental toxicants can disrupt the reproductive cycle in women, according to a new long-term study led by UAlbany researchers.
Nov 9, 2016
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News tagged with polychlorinated biphenyls
Autism spectrum disorders
Research shows how PCBs promote dendrite growth, may increase autism risk
New research from UC Davis and Washington State University shows that PCBs, or polychlorinated biphenyls, launch a cellular chain of events that leads to an overabundance of dendrites — the filament-like projections ...
Apr 25, 2012
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Health
East Greenlanders have large amounts of environmental toxins in their bodies, and it has to do with what they eat
Every second, the Gulf Stream pushes more than 150 million cubic liters of warm water from the Caribbean Sea northwards. The warm water flows south of Iceland and into the North Sea, where it keeps the climate mild and wet ...
Mar 20, 2024
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Prenatal exposure to environmental chemicals linked to childhood growth changes
A new study led by researchers from the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) has shed light on the influence that Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs) can have on children's growth during their early years. The ...
Oct 18, 2023
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Endocrinology & Metabolism
Endocrine-disrupting chemicals may raise risk of cognitive disorders in future generations, animal study finds
Adverse cognitive effects linked to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) exposure, a type of endocrine-disrupting chemical (EDC), have the potential to be passed down through generations, according to an animal study being presented ...
Jun 15, 2023
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Prenatal exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals linked to liver injury
Prenatal exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals is associated with increased liver injury in childhood, according to a study published online July 6 in JAMA Network Open.
Aug 3, 2022
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Health
Association between high blood PCB levels and premature death
High levels of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in the blood are associated with premature death. This is shown by a cross-disciplinary study, based on 1,000 randomly selected 70-year-olds in Uppsala, that is published in ...
Apr 26, 2019
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PCB increases harmful effects of smoking
It is well known that exposure to asbestos or radon drastically increases the injurious effects of smoking. In the present study, led by Uppsala University, the scientists have investigated whether high blood levels of the ...
May 14, 2014
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