Over the last 20 years, large floods were associated with up to 25 percent higher death rates from major mortality causes in the U.S. compared to normal conditions. A new study in the journal Nature Medicine demonstrates the sweeping and hidden effects of floods—including floods unrelated
The “forever chemicals” flowing from U.S. wastewater treatment plants are not only more abundant than previously thought, but also largely consist of pharmaceuticals that have received little scientific or regulatory attention, a new multi-university study reveals. The research, published in PNAS – and
New York, NY (December 11, 2024) A new study by researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai reveals that prenatal exposure to environmental chemicals and endocrine disruptors may pose significant risks to liver health for both mothers and their
Fructose consumption has increased considerably over the past five decades, largely due to the widespread use of high-fructose corn syrup as a sweetener in beverages and ultra-processed foods. New research from Washington University in St. Louis shows that dietary fructose promotes tumor
Arsenic occurs naturally and is found in groundwater in Texas and elsewhere. Getty Images New research findings from the Texas A&M University School of Public Health indicate that exposure to even low levels of arsenic poses significant health risks, including an increased risk of kidney cancer.
Professor Jun-Yan Liu as a postdoctoral fellow in the Bruce Hammock lab, UC Davis. This image was taken in 2010. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey) Consuming too much added sugar can increase the risk of chronic diseases such as Type 2 diabetes,
Over the last 20 years, vast advancements in the field of biotechnology have led to the development of a research approach called multi-omics, which looks at multiple layers of biological information—like gene expression, proteins, and metabolites—all at once to get a complete
A first-of-its-kind study has measured the toxicity of several types of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), better known as “forever chemicals,” when mixed together in the environment and in the human body. The good news: Most of the tested chemicals’ individual cytotoxicity
Research led by the Keck School of Medicine of USC has shown that levels of “forever chemicals” in the blood are linked with disruptions to a fundamental pillar of health — sleep. In the first study to examine that relationship in young
“Our findings were highly sex-specific,” said Wang. In women, researchers identified an association with longer QRS duration, or contraction of the ventricles, and dysfunction of the electrical impulses of the heart. “It was particularly pronounced in women with higher body mass indexes,”