Study details how ‘forever chemicals’ disrupt liver function

By Sharon Udasin | The Hill | September 15, 2025

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"Toxic “forever chemicals” are altering human liver function at a fundamental level by triggering both fat accumulation and cancer-linked cell damage, a new study has found.

Several of these compounds, also known as perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), interrupt liver cell signaling and immune functions but do so via unique mechanisms, scientists observed in the study, published in Environment International.

The disruptions were also sex-specific — affecting donor liver cells of males and females in different ways, according to the research."