They're called "forever chemicals" or PFAS — synthetic chemicals that are used in a wide range of products like food ...

As research continues on forever chemicals, the study authors recommend reducing exposure by avoiding PFAS-coated cooking ...

Tyler Hoskins and Andrew Todd of the Department of Forestry and Natural Resources are studying the kinds of ponds many people ...

A new study published in Nature Microbiology has reported a naturally occurring family of bacterial species in the human gut ...

When tested on their own and in mice, these bacterial strains from the human microbiome show promise in accumulating PFAS ...

Experiments in mice show that some gut bacteria can absorb toxic PFAS chemicals, allowing animals to expel them through feces.

Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have the nickname 'forever chemicals' thanks to their persistence in the ...

The public, legislators, and media often group per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known as PFAS or "forever chemicals," ...

Some widely used sugar substitutes are not decomposing and are turning into 'forever chemicals', according to a new study.

The report from March shows the results of a test that found per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) — which are also known as forever chemicals — at higher than recommended levels in city water.

"Forever chemicals" or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been widely used in consumer and industrial products for the better part of a century, but do not break down in the natural ...

Despite its reputation as a safer chemical, PFHxA—a short-chain PFAS—may cause long-term behavioral changes when exposure ...