Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) serve as brominated flame retardants which
continue to receive considerable attention because of their persistence, bioaccumulation …

Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are a diverse group of toxicants detected in
populations globally. Prenatal EDC exposures impact birth and childhood outcomes. EDCs …

Importance Prenatal exposure to ubiquitous endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) may
increase the risk of metabolic syndrome (MetS) in children, but few studies have studied …

The widespread and excessive use of pesticides in modern agricultural practices has
caused pesticide contamination of the environment, animals, and humans, with confirmed …

Although phthalate exposure has been linked with multiple adverse pregnancy outcomes,
their underlying biological mechanisms are not fully understood. We examined associations …

Abstract Background Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are environmental chemicals
characterized by long half-lives in nature and human bodies, posing significant health risks …

Modern environmental epidemiology benefits from a new generation of technologies that
enable comprehensive profiling of biomarkers, including environmental chemical exposure …

Background During pregnancy, steroids enable physiological adaptations in response to
many factors, including maternal stress or psychological functioning. While stress and …

Meta-analysis is a powerful analytic method for summarizing effect estimates across studies.
However, conventional meta-analysis often assumes a linear exposure-outcome …

Background Breast cancer risk assessment typically relies on consideration of
mammography, family history, reproductive history, in addition to assessment of major …