Endocrine disrupting microplastic linked to infertility and obesity risk

Endocrine disrupting chemicals associated with diabetes risk among white women

American researchers have suggested that exposure to phthalates may contribute to diabetes, this association was only evident among the middle-aged white participants in the ongoing longitudinal study. The data is published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

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Endocrine disrupting chemicals adversely impact two generations down in mouse study

According to data from a mouse study published in Environment International, paternal exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals including phthalates, sees offspring for up to two generations affected with adverse metabolic health. This includes insulin resistance.

Science Daily

Modifiable risk factors identified for patients with chronic pancreatitis at risk of diabetes

Research into individual risk factors which could help clinicians prevent the development of type 2 diabetes in patients with chronic pancreatitis has been published into Diabetes Care, obesity and smoking are noted as modifiable factors.

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Endocrine-disrupting chemicals linked to impaired ovarian function

Method developed to measure endocrine disrupting chemical exposure

A novel tool that can estimate exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyls (PFAs), which are endocrine disrupting chemicals, has been developed and published in Environmental Health Perspectives.

News Medical

Exposure to endocrine disruptors during pregnancy may affect future fertility

A Danish study, published in Environmental Health Perspectives, suggests a link between exposure to PFAS in utero and abnormal testicle development, leading to lower sperm counts in young men.  

Guardian

Excessive blue light exposure linked to earlier puberty onset in rat model

Changes in menstrual cycles linked to COVID-19 vaccination