environmental exposure

The winding trail of environmental microplastics is leading researchers to the human digestive ecosystem.

Some studies suggest that associations between the health of children and the experiences of their parents or grandparents may be due to epigenetic mechanisms, but confounding factors challenge this interpretation.

The concept of epigenetic inheritance has long been controversial. Some researchers hope that new data on cross-generational effects of environmental exposures will help settle the debate.

A large, long-term study across the US and Sweden finds potential correlations between specific pollutants and the proportions of male and female babies born.

Sergii Mirnyi, one of the people who helped clean up after the 1986 disaster, says he founded Chornobyl University to promote much-needed interdisciplinary research on the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone.

Evidence is accumulating that breathing contaminated air might impair cognition.

Contaminants in the atmosphere appear to have harmful effects on neurodevelopment and cognitive function.

Researchers say the Open Agricultural Initiative promoted a high-profile project with misleading claims, and documents show it violated state environmental regulations.

Firefighters who didn’t develop obstructive airway disease after the World Trade Center attacks had higher levels of omega-3 fatty acids and other factors that hint at possible protective effects of diet.

FDA researchers report that multiple active ingredients wind up in users’ bloodstream and recommend toxicology testing to investigate the clinical significance of the findings.

A new report estimates that 95 percent of people live in areas with dangerously high levels of fine particulate matter such as dust and soot.

The University of Rhode Island neurotoxicologist and dean came to the U.S. for college in the 1980s. 

Based on epidemiological data, researchers estimate that reducing exposures to certain environmental chemicals could drop people’s chances of developing the disease.

The federal agency launches a new system to collect nationwide data on outbreaks of harmful algae and associated health problems.

Scientists debut a system that can quickly test the toxicity of thousands of compounds in vitro.

Low doses of environmental chemicals can make animals gain weight. Whether they do the same to humans is a thorny issue.

A mouse's exposure to certain environmental chemicals can lead the animal—and its offspring and grandoffspring—to be overweight.