Dependent on a delicate hormonal balance, the thyroid gland is adversely affected by ultra-processed foods, among other artificial interventions in our diet.
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Heavy metals, phthalates and other potentially harmful chemicals have been detected in a range of menstrual products – the latest category of concern in the personal care aisle.
What you should know about phthalates in softgel medications and supplements.
These pollutants can originate from many common household products – including vinyl flooring, plastic toys, cleaning products and furniture.
Recycled plastics are not safe if the chemicals used in creating them in the first place are harmful.
Alternative food containers, such as those made of bioplastics, are being promoted as a way to reduce our exposure to plastic in food. But there is still a lack of knowledge around their impacts.
From miscarriages to cancer, poor regulation of cosmetics in the US have taken a devastating toll on consumers’ lives. Are European consumers any safer?
There is abundant evidence of the involvement of endocrine disruptors in reproductive dysfunction in several species, including humans.
People are exposed to toxic substances – like pesticides, chemicals in plastics and radiation – every day. A growing body of research shows that this exposure is causing a decline in male fertility.
The higher the chemical levels found in a woman’s blood, the fewer eggs they had left in their ovaries.
Warnings of an end to human sperm production have been making headlines recently, now with the added threat of shrinking penises. Is this science or sensationalism?
Scientists issued an urgent call for better federal regulation of these endocrine-disrupting chemicals. Here’s what you can do to reduce your family’s risk.
Australian needs a ‘general safety provision’ that obliges firms to be proactive, not reactive, in ensuring they supply safe consumer products.
The technician who gave you that shiny manicure may be inhaling dangerous levels of toxic chemicals on the job.
Microplastics are everywhere–our water, soil, and even the air we breathe. The consequences of this exposure on human health is unknown. But studies in animals give us reason to worry.
A chemical found in products as diverse as fireworks and food packaging, perchlorate can interfere with thyroid function as well as foetal brain development.
Evidence suggests that some chemicals can affect our bodies – even in very low doses. How can we better identify and act on these toxic materials?
a large majority of people reading this article will have heard little to nothing about the problems of endocrine disrupting chemicals
Recent research into the health effects of the plastic-making chemicals phthalates has reignited concerns about low sperm counts. But the evidence is far from conclusive.
Chemicals in a wide array of consumer products have been linked to conditions affecting physical, cognitive and emotional health.
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Research Associate, Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering Department, University of Colorado Boulder
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Professor, Karolinska Institutet
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PhD Candidate in Reproductive Medicine, Karolinska Institutet
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Professor of Comparative and Transnational Law, University of Sydney; University of Tokyo
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Research Scientist, Cancer Prevention Institute of California and Director of Community Health and Research, Asian Health Services and Consulting Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, Stanford University
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Emeritus Professor in Public Health, University of Sydney
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Professor/Professeure titulaire, Eau Terre Environnement Research Centre, Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS)
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Professor of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Michigan
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Research Scientist, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder
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Associate Professor, Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS)
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Associate Professor of Urology, University of Virginia
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Senior research associate, Northumbria University, Newcastle
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Ingénieure de Recherche, Université Paris Cité
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Assistant Professor, Emory University
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Research Fellow in School of Public of Health, University College Cork