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Setback for EU deal on hormone-disrupting chemicals

The EU's efforts to regulate chemicals which can potentially disrupt the body's hormones suffered a setback on Wednesday when MEPs blocked a key proposal.

Oct 4, 2017

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Study finds association between frequent mobile phone use and semen quality

Does electromagnetic radiation emitted by mobile phones affect semen quality? While various environmental and lifestyle factors have been proposed to explain the decline in semen quality observed over the last fifty years, ...

Nov 1, 2023

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Medications

Non-hormonal therapy reduces hot flashes and night sweats in women who have been diagnosed with breast cancer

A Monash University-led trial of a new drug known as Q-122 therapy significantly reduced the number and severity of hot flashes and night sweats in women who have been diagnosed with breast cancer. It also improved their ...

Nov 11, 2022

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Study links prenatal exposure to stress with accelerated cell aging

Young adults whose mothers experienced psychological trauma during their pregnancies show signs of accelerated aging, a UC Irvine-led study found.

Aug 1, 2011

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Medical research

Discovery of parathyroid glow promises to reduce endocrine surgery risk

The parathyroid glands – four small organs the size of grains of rice located at the back of the throat – glow with a natural fluorescence in the near infrared region of the spectrum.

Jun 20, 2011

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BPA may affect the developing brain by disrupting gene regulation

Environmental exposure to bisphenol A (BPA), a widespread chemical found in plastics and resins, may suppress a gene vital to nerve cell function and to the development of the central nervous system, according to a study ...

Feb 25, 2013

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Health

Prenatal exposure to phthalates linked to decreased mental and motor development

A newly published study by researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health heightens concerns over the potential health effects on children of a group of ubiquitous chemicals known as phthalates. Phthalates ...

Sep 6, 2011

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Nine out of ten pairs of baby socks on the market contain traces of bisphenol A and parabens, study finds

A team of scientists from the University of Granada and institutional collaborators has found that nine out of 10 pairs of socks for babies and children from zero to four years old contain traces of bisphenol A and parabens. ...

Jun 14, 2019

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Health

Eight ways chemical pollutants harm the body

A new review of existing evidence proposes eight hallmarks of environmental exposures that chart the biological pathways through which pollutants contribute to disease: oxidative stress and inflammation, genomic alterations ...

Mar 5, 2021

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