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Discover Why Ultrapure Water is Critical for HPLC and LC-MS
The Importance of Water Purity when Studying Endocrine Disruptors
Detecting endocrine disrupting compounds for monitoring or characterization requires ultrapure water for consistent results. 
The Importance of Water Purity when Studying Endocrine Disruptors
The Importance of Water Purity when Studying Endocrine Disruptors

Detecting endocrine disrupting compounds for monitoring or characterization requires ultrapure water for consistent results. 

Detecting endocrine disrupting compounds for monitoring or characterization requires ultrapure water for consistent results. 

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High Stress Hormone Levels Halt Mouse Fur Growth
Jef Akst | Apr 1, 2021 | 4 min read
Corticosterone interferes with signaling in the skin that normally activates hair follicle stem cells, possibly explaining the link between stress and hair loss.
Trailblazing Endocrinologist Neena Schwartz Dies
Kerry Grens | Apr 27, 2018 | 2 min read
The reproductive biologist uncovered hormones important for fertility cycles.
BPA Exposure Alters Behavior and Brain Development in Mice: Study
Jim Daley | Mar 20, 2018 | 2 min read
The effects occurred after rodents consumed the chemical in levels 10- or 20-fold below the recommended daily dose for humans.  
FDA Report on BPA’s Health Effects Raises Concerns
Ashley Yeager | Feb 27, 2018 | 2 min read
The pre-peer review assessment finds the compound has “minimal effects,” but endocrinologists and others say key data have yet to come out.
Opinion: Toxic Time Bombs
Robert Martin | Sep 25, 2017 | 5 min read
Decades of evidence point to the untoward health effects of endocrine disruptor exposures, yet little is being done to regulate the chemicals.
Infographic: Plastics’ Effects
Ee Ling Ng | May 31, 2017 | 1 min read
Lab studies suggest that plastic pollutants in the environment could have detrimental effects on animals’ physiology.
Famed Pediatric Endocrinologist Dies
Kerry Grens | Dec 5, 2016 | 2 min read
Melvin Grumbach, a clinician and researcher who described the hormonal dynamics of puberty and numerous endocrine disorders, has passed away at age 90.
Effects of BPA Substitutes
Kerry Grens | Apr 11, 2016 | 4 min read
Two studies add to the evidence that replacements for the plastic additive affect cells and animals in the same, untoward ways as bisphenol A.
A Complex Disorder
Stephen D. Hursting, Ciara H. O’Flanagan, and Laura W. Bowers | Oct 31, 2015 | 2 min read
Factors that likely contribute to obesity include disruptions to intercellular signaling, increased inflammation, and changes to the gut microbiome.
 
Hormone Affects “Runner’s High”
Tracy Vence | Sep 2, 2015 | 1 min read
Leptin, the satiety hormone produced by fat, affects neuronal signaling in the mouse brain; interference with this pathway can influence the rewarding effects of running in the animals.
Autism-Hormone Link Found
Bob Grant | Jun 4, 2014 | 2 min read
A study documents boys with autism who were exposed to elevated levels of testosterone, cortisol, and other hormones in utero.
Common Chemicals Damage Sperm
Bob Grant | May 13, 2014 | 2 min read
Researchers elucidate a molecular mechanism through which endocrine disrupting compounds compromise the viability of human gametes.
Bodybuilders Take Breast Cancer Drug
Jef Akst | Feb 17, 2014 | 1 min read
Tamoxifen, an endocrine therapy for women with breast cancer, is found in a supplement marketed to bodybuilders.
More Retractions for Fallen Scientist
Kerry Grens | Feb 7, 2014 | 1 min read
Molecular and Cellular Biology pulls five papers from endocrinologist Shigeaki Kato.
Unhealthy Chemicals Linked to Fracking
Jef Akst | Dec 17, 2013 | 2 min read
Water samples collected from natural gas extraction sites in Colorado contain hormone-disrupting chemicals linked to birth defects, infertility, and cancer.
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