Tag: Environmental Toxins

New Tool for Estimating People’s Total Exposure to Potentially Harmful Chemicals Is Developed

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A novel metric that estimates our “burden,” or cumulative exposure, to a family of thousands of synthetic chemicals that we encounter in everyday life with potentially adverse health impacts, has been created by a team of researchers at Mount Sinai.

Lactating Mice Pass along Common Antimicrobial to Pups, Initiating Liver Damage

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In mouse studies, UC San Diego researchers report that lactating mothers expose their feeding pups to triclosan, an antimicrobial commonly used in consumer products, resulting in early signs of liver damage.