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Over the last 20 years, large floods were associated with up to 25 percent higher death rates from major mortality causes in the U.S. compared to normal conditions. A new study in the […]

The “forever chemicals” flowing from U.S. wastewater treatment plants are not only more abundant than previously thought, but also largely consist of pharmaceuticals that have received little scientific or regulatory

New York, NY (December 11, 2024) A new study by researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai reveals that prenatal exposure to environmental chemicals and endocrine disruptors

Fructose consumption has increased considerably over the past five decades, largely due to the widespread use of high-fructose corn syrup as a sweetener in beverages and ultra-processed foods. New research

Arsenic occurs naturally and is found in groundwater in Texas and elsewhere. Getty Images New research findings from the Texas A&M University School of Public Health indicate that exposure to even low levels of

Professor Jun-Yan Liu as a postdoctoral fellow in the Bruce Hammock lab, UC Davis. This image was taken in 2010. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey) Consuming too much added sugar

Over the last 20 years, vast advancements in the field of biotechnology have led to the development of a research approach called multi-omics, which looks at multiple layers of biological