Since reports published in 2015 and 2016 identified 15 probable exposure–outcome
associations, there has been an increase in studies in humans of exposure to endocrine …

Thyroid hormones are necessary for the normal functioning of physiological systems.
Therefore, knowledge of any factor (whether genetic, environmental or intrinsic) that alters …

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) …

Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are used in large quantities as flame-retardant
additives in a number of commercial products. Biomonitoring data show that, in recent years …

Background: In the United States, one in six children are affected by neurodevelopmental
disorders, and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in flame-retardant chemicals are …

Background Numerous ubiquitous environmental chemicals are established or suspected
neurotoxicants, and infants are exposed to a mixture of these during the critical period of …

background: California children's exposures to polybrominated diphenyl ether flame
retardants (PBDEs) are among the highest worldwide. PBDEs are known endocrine …

Exposure of the developing fetus and infants to toxic substances can cause serious lifelong
health consequences. Several chemicals have been associated with adverse …

Context: Epidemiological studies and animal models demonstrate that endocrine-disrupting
chemicals (EDCs) contribute to cognitive deficits and neurodevelopmental disabilities …

Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), extensively used in the past few decades as flame
retardants in a variety of consumer products, have become world-wide persistent …