It is becoming increasingly difficult to avoid exposure to man-made endocrine disrupting
chemicals (EDCs) and environmental toxicants. This escalating yet constant exposure is …

Oxidative stress (OS), a state characterized by an imbalance between pro-oxidant molecules
including reactive oxygen and nitrogen species, and antioxidant defenses, has been …

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

This review summarizes the level of epidemiologic evidence for relationships between
prenatal and/or early life exposure to environmental chemical contaminants and fetal, child …

The purpose of this paper is to identify research needs for all aspects of the research-to-
decision making pathway that will help us understand and mitigate the health effects of …

To better understand the science linking environmental contaminants exposures with
adverse pregnancy outcomes, we reviewed the relevant epidemiologic literature. We …

Objectives Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) was used worldwide until the 1970s,
when concerns about its toxic effects, its environmental persistence, and its concentration in …

Background Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) may influence epigenetic mechanisms;
therefore, they could affect chromosomal stability and gene expression. DNA methylation, an …

Summary DDT (bis [4-chlorophenyl]-1, 1, 1-trichloroethane) is a persistent insecticide that
was used worldwide from the mid 1940s until its ban in the USA and other countries in the …

Numerous recent studies have shown that endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) in the
body of pregnant women can pass through the placenta and be exposed to the fetus …