The SEED-AD Research Program in the Women's Health Research Center at Mayo Clinic studies how removal of the ovaries affects ...

Endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are a class of chemicals that mimic, block or interfere with the production, metabolism or action of hormones in the body. As EDCs are ubiquitous in our ...

A new database identifies 686 potential endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) based on published data from rodent and human studies. Endocrine-disrupting chemicals interfere with the body’s regulatory ...

(Beyond Pesticides, November 4, 2024) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) last week opened a public comment period on the regulation of endocrine-disrupting pesticides, a proposal that lays ...

COVID-19 affects many organs of the body. The endocrine system is particularly vulnerable because of the expression of the angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptor in various endocrine glands.

Marine invertebrates represent a critical component of aquatic ecosystems with reproductive processes that are highly vulnerable to endocrine perturbations. Research in this field has revealed that ...

Adolescents aged 12 to 21 years are two to three times more sensitive than the general population to common environmental contaminants that can disrupt thyroid function and therefore should have the ...

(Beyond Pesticides, February 5, 2024) Public Comment Period Ends February 26, 2024. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) never completed protocol for testing pesticides that disrupt the ...

Endocrine disruption during pregnancy and genetic drivers of bone disease were among the topics experts from UC San Francisco presented at the annual meeting of the Endocrine Society — ENDO 2025 — in ...

Plastic recovered from northern fulmars being sorted. (Credit: Oikonos Ecosystem Knowledge) This is the second study from a collaboration between UC Santa Cruz and SDZWA to reveal how plastic exposure ...

In this study, the ability of bisphenols (BPs) and hydroxylated polychlorinated biphenyls (OH-PCBs) to activate estrogen receptor α and β subtypes (bsERα and bsERβ) in Baikal seals (Pusa sibirica) was ...

Many are aware of the dire challenges with plastic waste polluting the ocean, but new research shows it may harm wildlife in ways not previously understood. In a new study just published in the ...