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A Probabilistic Approach to Evaluate the Risk of Decreased Total Triiodothyronine Hormone Levels following Chronic Exposure to PFOS and PFHxS via Contaminated Drinking Water.
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13 Jul 2020 | Environ. Health Perspect.
Women were found to be at a higher risk for endocrine disruption.
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Prenatal exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances modulates neonatal serum phospholipids, increasing risk of type 1 diabetes.
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13 Jul 2020 | Environ Int
PFAS exposure during pregnancy contributes to the risk of type 1 diabetes in newborns.
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Prenatal Exposures to Perfluoroalkyl Acids and Associations with Markers of Adiposity and Plasma Lipids in Infancy: An Odense Child Cohort Study.
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12 Jul 2020 | Environ. Health Perspect.
Prenatal PFAS exposure was positively associated with increased body mass index and higher total cholesterol levels in young children.
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Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid, a persistent organic pollutant, inhibits iodide accumulation by thyroid follicular cells in vitro.
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7 Jul 2020 | Mol. Cell. Endocrinol.
PFOS was associated with specific mechanisms of action resulting in endocrine disruption.
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Pregnancy per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance concentrations and postpartum health in Project Viva, a prospective cohort.
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7 Jul 2020 | J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab.
Pregnancy concentrations of EtFOSAA, PFOS, and PFOA were associated with above-normal weight gain.
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Does PFAS exposure make you more vulnerable to coronavirus? Senators want a study to find out
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1 Jul 2020 | Courier Times
U.S. Sen. Bob Casey was part of a group of 19 senators to write to the secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service Alex Azar last week to inquire about whether the potential connection between PFAS exposure and COVID-19 was being “thoroughly examined.
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Perfluorooctanoic Acid Activates the Unfolded Protein Response in Pancreatic Acinar Cells
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30 Jun 2020 | J Biochem Mol Toxicol
PFOA-induced stress in cells may be the trigger leading to decreased pancreatic function.
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Perfluoroalkyl acids, hyperuricemia and gout in adults: Analyses of NHANES 2009-2014.
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30 Jun 2020 | Chemosphere
Exposure to PFAS was associated with hyperuricemia and gout in the U.S. adult population.
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Maternal exposure to environmental endocrine disruptors during pregnancy is associated with pediatric germ cell tumors.
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30 Jun 2020 | Nagoya J Med Sci
Children with pediatric germ cell tumors had high serum levels of PFHxS relative to those of tumor-free pediatric patients.
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A case-control study of perfluoroalkyl substances and the risk of breast cancer in Taiwanese women.
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30 Jun 2020 | Environ Int
PFHxS and PFOS were associated with the breast cancer risk of estrogen receptor-positive tumors in young women.
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Scientific Basis for Managing PFAS as a Chemical Class
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29 Jun 2020 | ES&T L
This commentary presents a scientific basis for managing as one chemical class the thousands of chemicals known as PFAS.
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Scientists pin blame for some coronavirus deaths on air pollution, PFAS, and other chemicals
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26 Jun 2020 | The Intercept
PFAS, which interferes with the functioning of the endocrine system, has been shown to cause several underlying conditions that leave people more vulnerable to COVID-19.
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Combined effects of BPA and PFOS on fetal cardiac development: in vitro and in vivo experiments.
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24 Jun 2020 | Environ. Toxicol. Pharmacol.
This research concludes that combined exposure to PFOS and BPA could specifically lead to increased thickening of tissue in the heart.
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Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Early Pregnancy and Risk for Preeclampsia: A Case-Control Study in Southern Sweden.
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24 Jun 2020 | Toxics
Low exposure levels of PFAS were associated with preeclampsia.
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Single and mixture per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances accumulate in developing Northern leopard frog brains and produce complex neurotransmission alterations.
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24 Jun 2020 | Neurotoxicol Teratol
This research shows that developmental environmentally relevant exposure to PFAS changes neurotransmitters, especially acetylcholine.