Experts gather at a conference to discuss early-life environmental hazards and long-term health outcomes
Epigenetic effects measured in great granddaughters
Female rats with ancestral exposure to EDC are vulnerable to stress
How mothers’ environment affects grandchildren
New study observes disease inheritance across generations, but finds epigenetic changes not to persist
Phthalates and male fertility
Father’s chemical exposures come under scrutiny in new epigenetic research project
PPTOX conference
Conference on environmental stressors in disease and human health implications to take place in October 2014
EDC’s role in autism
New study searches for links between EDCs and autism; finds association between PFOA and the disease
How chemical exposures affect great-grandchildren
Magazine reports on transgenerational epigenetic effects, reviews work of leading expert and implications for chemical risk assessment
Transgenerational effects and EDCs
Environmental Health Perspectives reports on transgenerational effects of EDCs, new NIEHS research to investigate mechanisms and number of chemicals involved
New study: Chronic diseases caused by chemical exposures in great-grandmothers
Epigenetic mechanisms thought to be responsible for health effects in rat offspring after great-grandmothers were exposed to a chemical mixture during pregnancy