PFAS Chemicals and Your Health
Exposure to PFAS is associated with numerous health outcomes, with children being especially vulnerable. Learn about PFAS exposures and how to protect yourself and your family from it.
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New Study: Certain Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Identified as Potential Risk Factor for Thyroid Cancer
Mount Sinai researchers have discovered a link between per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) substances and an increased risk for thyroid cancer, according to a study published in eBioMedicine.
Identifying Pre-Diagnostic Lipidomic Biomarkers for Liver Cancer
Liver cancer is a leading cause of cancer-related deaths. Molecular changes that may support the initiation of cancer are new prevention opportunities and can be identified by analysis of omics datasets from cancer epidemiology cohorts.
Study Finds Asian Americans to Have Significantly Higher Exposure to “Toxic Forever” Chemicals
Asian Americans have significantly higher exposure than other ethnic or racial groups to PFAS, a family of thousands of synthetic chemicals also known as “toxic forever” chemicals, Mount Sinai-led researchers report. People frequently encounter PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) in everyday life, and these exposures carry potentially adverse health impacts, according to the study published in Environmental Science and Technology.
Study Finds: Exposure to PFAS Found in Everyday Products Is Linked to Significantly Reduced Fertility
Researchers from Mount Sinai Institute for Exposomic Research found that exposure to chemicals commonly found in drinking water and everyday household products may result in reduced fertility in women by as much as 40 percent
WATCH: Forever Chemicals in Everyday Products and Your Health
PFAS, or “forever chemicals,” are found in everyday products such as non-stick cookware and waterproof clothing and can accumulate in the body over time. Dr. Valvi will discuss the health risks related to PFAS and how to protect yourself and your family from them.
A New Tool for Estimating People’s Total Exposure to Potentially Harmful Chemicals Is Developed by Mount Sinai Researchers
A novel metric that estimates our “burden,” or cumulative exposure, to a family of thousands of synthetic chemicals that we encounter in everyday life with potentially adverse health impacts, has been created by a team of researchers at the Mount Sinai Institute for Exposomics and Environmental Health
Prenatal Exposure to Chemicals in Consumer and Industrial Products Is Associated With Rising Liver Disease in Children
Researchers from the Institute for Exposomic Research at Mount Sinai found that the growing incidence of a potentially cancer-causing liver disease in children is associated with prenatal exposure to several endocrine-disrupting chemicals