Background: Plastics have conveyed great benefits to humanity and made possible some of
the most significant advances of modern civilization in fields as diverse as medicine …

BACKGROUND Reported declines in sperm counts remain controversial today and recent
trends are unknown. A definitive meta-analysis is critical given the predictive value of sperm …

Obesity is a multifactorial disease with both genetic and environmental components. The
prevailing view is that obesity results from an imbalance between energy intake and …

Endocrine-disrupting compounds (EDCs) as emerging contaminants have accumulated in
the aquatic environment at concentration levels that have been determined to be significant …

The recent epidemics of metabolic diseases, obesity, type 2 diabetes (T2D), liver lipid
disorders and metabolic syndrome have largely been attributed to genetic background and …

Abstract The Endocrine Society's first Scientific Statement in 2009 provided a wake-up call to
the scientific community about how environmental endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) …

This research work touches upon an important problem in the field of reproductive health
and the influence of the environment on the formation of the endocrine system of offspring …

Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) comprise a group of chemical compounds that have
been examined extensively due to the potential harmful effects in the health of human …

Plant-based materials play an integral part in transitioning to a circular economy. Bioplastics
are a growing industry but still account for less than 1% of the total plastic production …

The pathway to a thriving newborn begins before conception and continues in utero with a
healthy placenta and the right balance of nutrients and growth factors that are timed and …