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They're called "forever chemicals" or PFAS — synthetic chemicals that are used in a wide range of products like food ...
Tyler Hoskins and Andrew Todd of the Department of Forestry and Natural Resources are studying the kinds of ponds many people ...
A new study has uncovered a shocking link between PFAS — also known as “forever chemicals — and autism in men.
As research continues on forever chemicals, the study authors recommend reducing exposure by avoiding PFAS-coated cooking ...
Some widely used sugar substitutes are not decomposing and are turning into 'forever chemicals', according to a new study.
The public, legislators, and media often group per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known as PFAS or "forever chemicals," ...
"Forever chemicals" or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been widely used in consumer and industrial products ...
A new study published in Nature Microbiology has reported a naturally occurring family of bacterial species in the human gut ...
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 ...
An experiment in lab mice found that certain human gut bacteria can absorb PFAS, commonly called "forever chemicals," until ...
When tested on their own and in mice, these bacterial strains from the human microbiome show promise in accumulating PFAS ...