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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Side-chain Fluorotelomer based Polymers in Children Car Seats
Science
24 Aug 2020 | Env. Poll.
Readily degradable side-chain fluorotelomer-based polymers were found amongst the 42 PFAS found in children’s car seats.
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Perfluorobutanesulfonic Acid (PFBS) Induces Fat Accumulation in HepG2 Human Hepatoma
Science
18 Aug 2020 | Tox. & Env. Chem.
PFBS exposure was associated with fat accumulation in cancerous cells.
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Orally Administered 6:2 Chlorinated Polyfluorinated Ether Sulfonate (F-53B) Causes Thyroid Dysfunction in Rats
Science
18 Aug 2020 | Toxics
F-53B was found to be a strong hormone disruptor so caution should be exercised in the industrial application of F-53B as an alternative for PFOS.
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Serum Perfluoroalkyl Substances, Vaccine Responses, and Morbidity in a Cohort of Guinea-Bissau Children
Science
17 Aug 2020 | Environ. Health Perspect.
PFAS exposure to west African children was linked to an increase in morbidity and a decrease in measles antibody concentrations before and after vaccination.
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Role of Perfluoroalkyl Substances as EDCs in Metabolic Disorders
Science
13 Aug 2020 | Endo. Dis. Chem. & Strat.
PFAS was associated with obesity in children and women.
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Peruoroalkyl Substances Are Associated With Elevated Blood Pressure and Hypertension in Highly Exposed Young Adults
Science
13 Aug 2020
PFAS exposure was associated with high blood pressure in individuals aged 20-39 years.
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Exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in serum versus semen and their association with male reproductive hormones
Science
13 Aug 2020 | Env. Poll.
PFAS concentrations in men were negatively associated with total testosterone levels leading to poor reproductive health.
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Exposure characteristics for congeners, isomers, and enantiomers of perfluoroalkyl substances in mothers and infants
Science
13 Aug 2020 | Env. Int.
This review summarizes the current knowledge on pre- and neo-natal exposures to PFAS based on more than 200 articles published from 2000 to date.
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Per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in follicular fluid from women experiencing infertility in Australia
Science
13 Aug 2020 | Environ. Res.
PFAS exposure in ovaries is linked to an increased risk of infertility.