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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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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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Scientific Basis for Managing PFAS as a Chemical Class
Science
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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Single and mixture per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances accumulate in developing Northern leopard frog brains and produce complex neurotransmission alterations
Science
24 Jun 2020 | Neurotoxicol Teratol
This research shows that developmental environmentally relevant exposure to PFAS changes neurotransmitters, especially acetylcholine.
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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
Science
24 Jun 2020 | Toxics
Low exposure levels of PFAS were associated with preeclampsia.
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Pharmacokinetic profile of Perfluorobutane Sulfonate and activation of hepatic nuclear receptor target genes in mice
Science
16 Jun 2020 | Toxicology
PFBS was found to have a short half-life in mice and induce an acute response to the chemical at a high dose.
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Serum concentrations of perfluoroalkyl substances and their association with osteoporosis in a population in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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11 Jun 2020 | Environ. Res.
Exposure to PFOA, PFOS, PFNA, PFHxS, and PFUnDA was associated with osteoporosis in a sample of the adult Saudi population.
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Does Low Maternal Exposure to Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Elevate the Risk of Spontaneous Preterm Birth? A Nested Case-Control Study in China
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8 Jun 2020 | Environ. Sci. Technol.
Maternal exposure to the determined low levels of PFAS may lead to inflammation and possible developmental effects in fetuses and newborns.
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Study finds PFAS exposure may cause early menopause in women
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3 Jun 2020 | Endocrine Society
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) exposure may cause menopause to occur two years earlier in women, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.
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Perfluoroalkyl Substance Exposure Was Negatively Associated With Cortisone Levels in Pregnancy
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19 May 2020 | J Endocr Soc
Early pregnancy concentrations of maternal PFAS were inversely associated with late pregnancy cortisone levels, indicating potential endocrine disruption in highly exposed mothers.
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Adverse effects of in vitro GenX exposure on rat thyroid cell viability, DNA integrity and thyroid-related genes expression.
Science
19 May 2020 | Environ. Pollut.
GenX exposure is associated with endocrine disruption by damaging the thyroid cell's DNA.
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Associations of Per-/Polyfluoroalkyl Substances with Glucocorticoids and Progestogens in Newborns
Science
12 May 2020 | Env. Int.
These results suggested that not only PFOS and PFOA but also other PFAS have potential impacts on the endocrine system in newborns.
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Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluroalkyl substances and maternal thyroid hormones in early pregnancy
Science
12 May 2020 | Environ. Pollut.
Several long-chain PFAS were associated with disrupted thyroid hormones in Chinese pregnant women.