Health is usually defined as the absence of pathology. Here, we endeavor to define health
as a compendium of organizational and dynamic features that maintain physiology. The …

Since reports published in 2015 and 2016 identified 15 probable exposure–outcome
associations, there has been an increase in studies in humans of exposure to endocrine …

The exponential growth of pollutant discharges into the environment due to increasing
industrial and agricultural activities is a rising threat for human health and a biggest concern …

Awareness of microplastic pollution in aquatic environments increased strongly during the
last decade. Environmental monitoring studies detected microplastic items in every tested …

Almost 2 billion adults in the world are overweight, and more than half of them are classified
as obese, while nearly one-third of children globally experience poor growth and …

Humans are exposed to microplastics (MPs) daily via ingestion and inhalation. It is not
known whether this results in adverse health effects and, if so, at what levels of exposure …

Over the last 60 years plastics production has increased manifold, owing to their
inexpensive, multipurpose, durable and lightweight nature. These characteristics have …

The complex pathophysiology of autism spectrum disorder encompasses interactions
between genetic and environmental factors. On the one hand, hundreds of genes …

Anthropogenic contaminants in water can impose risks to reproductive health. Most of these
compounds are known to be endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs). EDCs can impact the …

Obesity is a multifactorial disease with both genetic and environmental components. The
prevailing view is that obesity results from an imbalance between energy intake and …