Cocktail of chemicals to blame for decline in male virility
A recent British study is building on the case many scientists are making that endocrine-disrupting chemicals are responsible for a growing number of genital deformities and reproductive problems in men. These chemicals, which include bisphenol A, phthalates and many pesticides,...Read More...
Science builds against BPA
With all of the new studies telling us time and again that bisphenol A (BPA) is bad for us, it can be easy to loose track of the latest facts. An article in Science News takes a look at all...Read More...
Lead may harm school-age children more than babies
Lead is a notorious toxin. Lead adversely affects brain development, causing learning problems, including decreased IQ. In addition to brain damage, lead affects the nervous system at very low levels. It has long been thought young children and developing fetuses...Read More...
BPA affects development of monkeys, tadpoles and humans
The bad news keeps on coming as scientists continue to learn more about bisphenol A. Studies released in the past week show that: male monkeys who were exposed to bisphenol A (BPA) in the womb act more like female monkeys...Read More...
"Teflon chemicals” linked to infertility
While many chemicals have been shown to affect reproduction in laboratory research, seldom have studies in people been able to point the finger at a chemical exposure as a cause of infertility. A study by researchers from UCLA and Denmark...Read More...
High exposure to bisphenol A found in premature babies
Several years ago, a team of researchers working out of Massachusetts General Hospital found that some of the most vulnerable children — premature infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit — had particularly high exposure to the phthalate DEHP, a...Read More...
Hair spray found to be potential culprit in birth defects
An analysis of possible causes of hypospadias, a reproductive birth defect in baby boys in which the urethral opening is abnormally located, has pointed to hair spray as a contributing factor. An English study compared exposures of mothers whose boys...Read More...
Studies show toxic chemicals impair brain function
More and more, scientists are discovering links between toxic chemical exposure and brain function. Two new studies have strengthened this connection for pesticides, one finding that pesticides can affect the behavior of mother animals toward their young, and one finding...Read More...
Bisphenol A found to disrupt brain function in primates
New research links exposure to bisphenol A, found in polycarbonate and other plastics, to neurological problems including Alzheimer’s disease, learning disabilities, and depression. Researchers from the Yale School of Medicine and Ontario Veterinary College have demonstrated for the first time...Read More...
New data strengthen link between phthalates, problems with male genitals
In 2005, Shanna Swan of the University of Rochester published the first data in humans linking prenatal exposure to phthalates with altered genital development in baby boys. She discovered the connection in a long-term pregnancy study in which she sampled...Read More...
