“The investigators found the odds of autism with intellectual disability in offspring were increased by greater than twofold for the mother’s DDE levels in the top quartile. For the overall […]
Category: ContraRisks
Probiotic use is a link between brain fogginess
“Probiotic use can result in a significant accumulation of bacteria in the small intestine that can result in disorienting brain fogginess as well as rapid, significant belly bloating, investigators report.”
Obesity Increases the Duration of Influenza A Virus Shedding
“Symptomatic obese adults were shown to shed influenza A virus 42% longer than nonobese adults”
In rats, perinatal exposure to phthalates impairs brain structure and function
“Male and female rats exposed in the womb and during lactation to plasticizing chemicals known as phthalates had significantly fewer neurons and synapses than those that were not exposed, researchers […]
Potential CRISPR damage has been ‘seriously underestimated’
“The DNA damage found in the new study included deletions of thousands of DNA bases, including at spots far from the edit. Some of the deletions can silence genes that […]
Administering hormones affects DNA
“researchers have demonstrated for the first time that the administration of even extremely low doses of an endocrine disruptor – in this case, an endogenous oestrogen – leads to epigenetic […]
Aluminium in brain tissue in autism
“These are some of the highest values for aluminium in human brain tissue yet recorded”
Endocrine-disrupting pesticides impair frog reproduction
“The scientists found that linuron, which is used as a pesticicide, impaired the males’ fertility, and that tadpoles developed ovaries instead of testicles to a greater extent, which caused a […]
Everyday chemicals may affect brain development, including foetal IQ
“Our paper, published on March 7 in Scientific Reports, shows that young tadpoles exposed to a mixture of common chemicals at concentrations routinely found in human amniotic fluid not only […]
Painkillers in pregnancy may affect baby’s future fertility
“The study identifies that these drugs may also affect the fertility of future generations, by leaving marks on DNA.