Firefighters and Toxic Chemicals Study

A recent study sought to uncover which toxic chemicals firefighters are exposed to that may explain their increased risk for cancer.

Biggest Chemical Threat to Intellectual Disability: Flame Retardants, Pesticides

A new scientific study just released examined the extent of IQ loss linked to toxic chemicals over a 15 year period in the U.S. Flame retardants and pesticides, and to a lesser extent, heavy metals like lead, resulted in more than a million cases of intellectual disability in the United States between 2001 and 2016. As a result of significantly fewer restrictions, flame retardants and pesticides now represent the bulk of that cognitive loss.

Pesticide Exposure Alters Brain Functioning of Teens: Study

A first of its kind study has used advanced brain imaging technology to reveal how exposure to organophosphate pesticides in the womb changes brain functioning and activity of adolescents.

The Pesticide-Teen Depression Link: Study

Scientists have found a new link with depression in teenagers: exposure to pesticides.

Food and Mosquito Pesticides Linked with Harming Infant Motor Skills

There is more bad news regarding the potential dangers of organophosphate pesticides. A new study has confirmed what previous scientific … More