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Perfluoroalkyl substances exposure and immunity, allergic response, infection, and asthma in children: review of epidemiologic studies
Science
1 Nov 2021 | Heliyon
Immunosuppression, diminished vaccine efficacy, and increased risk of infections were found following, infant, and early childhood PFAS exposures.
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Exposure to environmental contaminants is associated with altered hepatic lipid metabolism in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Science
27 Oct 2021 | J Hepatol
PFAS was found to disrupt liver function in women to a greater extent than men.
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[Press Release] EPA Announces Key Step to Advance Science, Better Protect Communities from PFAS Pollution
Policy
25 Oct 2021
In October 2021, the US EPA issued a final human health toxicity assessment for GenX chemicals, a processing aid technology used to make high-performance fluoropolymers without the use of PFOA.
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Application of a Framework for Grouping and Mixtures Toxicity Assessment of PFAS: A Closer Examination of Dose-Additivity Approaches
Science
21 Oct 2021 | SOT
This article presents a new and systematic analysis of available PFAS toxicity study data using a tiered mixtures risk assessment framework consistent with the United States and international mixtures guidance.
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Association between the total plasma isomers of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and erythrograms in young and middle-aged Taiwanese populations.
Science
14 Oct 2021 | Ecotoxicol Environ Saf
PFOA and PFOS isomers may increase the weight and volume of red blood cells.
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Associations between both legacy and alternative per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and glucose-homeostasis: The Isomers of C8 health project in China
Science
12 Oct 2021 | Environ Int
Legacy and alternative PFASs were positively associated with potential markers for diabetes.
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Associations between Novel and Legacy Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Human Serum and Thyroid Cancer: A Case and Healthy Population in Shandong Province, East China
Science
12 Oct 2021 | Environ Sci Technol
PFAS such as PFNA was found to disrupt normal thyroid function and may be associated with thyroid cancer.
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Exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances in early pregnancy and the risk of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy: A nested case-control study in Guangxi, China
Science
12 Oct 2021 | Chemosphere
PFAS mixtures as well as PFOA and PFOS exposure was associated with an increased risk of developing potentially fatal disorders in mother and child.
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Umbilical cord serum concentrations of perfluorooctane sulfonate, perfluorooctanoic acid, and the body mass index changes from birth to 5 1/2 years of age
Science
12 Oct 2021 | Sci Rep
The effects of prenatal PFAS on higher standardized BMI is stronger in girls.
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Perfluoroalkyl substances are linked to incident chronic spontaneous urticaria: A nested case-control study
Science
5 Oct 2021 | Chemosphere
Serum PFASs are associated with an increased risk of incident chronic hives, and PFBA and PFHpA might be the effective compounds.
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Overview of the Mechanisms of Action of Selected Bisphenols and Perfluoroalkyl Chemicals on the Male Reproductive Axes.
Science
27 Sep 2021 | Front Genet
PFAS exposure inhibited men’s ability to reproduce by altering key hormones.
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Lipidomic Analyses Reveal Modulation of Lipid Metabolism by the PFAS Perfluoroundecanoic Acid (PFUnDA) in Non-Obese Diabetic Mice
Science
27 Sep 2021 | Front Genet
PFUnDA exposure in average-sized diabetic mice alters lipid metabolism and is associated with inflammation.
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Absorption, distribution, and toxicity of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the brain: a review
Science
20 Sep 2021 | Environ Sci Process Impacts
PFAS exposure was found to bypass the body's defenses and potentially enter and accumulate in the human brain at varying levels.
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Determination of Perflourooctanoic Acid Toxicity in a Human Hepatocarcinoma Cell Line
Science
14 Sep 2021 | J Health Pollut.
PFOA is potentially hepatotoxic by triggering programmed cell death.
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Prenatal and postnatal exposure to PFAS and cardiometabolic factors and inflammation status in children from six European cohorts.
Science
14 Sep 2021 | Environ Int
Prenatal, rather than postnatal, PFAS exposure might contribute to increased obesity in children.