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• Review: Evolution of evidence on PFOA and health following the assessments of the C8 Science Panel.

  Science

  22 Sep 2020 | Environ Int

  Former C8 Science Panel members and collaborators comment on current PFOA literature regarding health outcomes finding that epidemiologic evidence remains limited.

• Coronavirus creates delay in Pentagon research for alternative to 'forever chemicals,' official says

  News

  15 Sep 2020 | The Hill

  The coronavirus has caused a delay in researching alternatives to using cancer-linked chemicals in military firefighting foam, the director of the Defense Department’s Strategic Environment Research and Development Program said Tuesday.

• Association between exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and blood glucose in pregnant women

  Science

  15 Sep 2020 | Int J Hyg Environ Health

  PFAS exposure was linked to impaired glucose metabolism among young adults.

• Association between exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances and metabolic syndrome and related outcomes among older residents living near a Science Park in Taiwan

  Science

  15 Sep 2020 | Int J Hyg Environ Health

  PFNA and PFOS were found to be positively associated with uric acid levels, especially in elderly males.

• Perfluoroalkyl acids and sulfonamides and dietary, biological and ecological associations in peregrine falcons from the Laurentian Great Lakes Basin, Canada

  Science

  9 Sep 2020 | Environ. Res.

  The study's findings highlighted the importance of integrating dietary, biological, and ecological factors when studying PFAS exposure in birds.

• Neurotoxic Effects of Lactational Exposure to Perfluorooctane Sulfonate on Learning and Memory in Adult Male Mouse

  Science

  8 Sep 2020 | Food Chem Toxicol

  The present study showed that lactational PFOS exposure has a profound, long-lasting neurotoxic effect in the brain and consequently leads to learning and memory deficits.

• Exposure to perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) decreases neutrophil migration response to injury in zebrafish embryos

  Science

  8 Sep 2020 | BMC Res Notes

  PFOA exposure was found to cause endocrine disruption in zebrafish, especially during neurodevelopment.

• Exposure to Perfluoroalkyl Substances and Allergic Outcomes in Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

  Science

  8 Sep 2020 | Environ. Res.

  The meta-analysis results suggest that PFASs exposure could potentially be associated with eczema, skin inflammation, and hay fever during childhood.

• Association between prenatal exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances and respiratory tract infections in preschool children

  Science

  8 Sep 2020 | Environ. Res.

  Children with higher prenatal PFBS were more vulnerable to respiratory infections in early life, which may be attributed to immunosuppression.

• Call for Nominations: Guidance on PFAS Testing and Health Outcomes

  Events

  7 Sep 2020

  NAS invites you to nominate experts for a committee that will provide advice that will help clinicians respond to patient concerns about testing blood or urine for exposure to PFAS.

• Exposure to Perfluoroalkylated Substances (PFAS) in Relation to Fitness, Physical Activity, and Adipokine Levels in Childhood: The European Youth Heart Study

  Science

  2 Sep 2020 | Env. Res.

  PFOA, PFDA and PFHxS were inversely associated with hormones that regulated metabolism and fat storage.

• Early life exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and latent health outcomes: A review including the placenta as a target tissue and possible driver of peri- and postnatal effects

  Science

  1 Sep 2020 | Tox.

  PFAS induced hormone disruption was associated with adverse health outcomes for developing and newborn babies.

• Prenatal exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances and behavioral difficulties in childhood at 7 and 11 years

  Science

  1 Sep 2020 | Env. Res.

  Prenatal PFNA exposure was associated with externalizing behavioral difficulties in childhood in repeated cognitive measurements at 7 and 11 years.

• Associations between the serum levels of PFOS/PFOA and IgG N-glycosylation in adult or children

  Science

  25 Aug 2020 | Env. Poll.

  High levels of PFOS or PFOA in human serum were strongly associated with altered immune function leading to the decreased ability to fight off diseases.

• Structure-based virtual screening of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) as endocrine disruptors of androgen receptor activity using molecular docking and machine learning

  Science

  25 Aug 2020 | Environ. Res.

  Using chemical databases and machine learning researchers identified 29 PFAS that have strong potential for being endocrine disruptors.