Multi-Cohort Study Including PROTECT Finds Link Between Phthalate Exposure and Preterm Birth

Jul 11, 2022 | News on Premature Birth, Project 1 (Targeted Epidemiology)

Multi-Cohort Study Including PROTECT Finds Link Between Phthalate Exposure and Preterm Birth A National Institutes of Health (NIH) study published today in JAMA Pediatrics provides further evidence for a link between multiple phthalate exposure and an increased risk...

PROTECT Researchers Find that Chemicals Detected at Higher Levels in Non-Hispanic Black Women Impact Preterm Birth Genes

Mar 31, 2022 | News on Premature Birth, Project 2 (Toxicology)

PROTECT Researchers Find that Chemicals Detected at Higher Levels in Non-Hispanic Black Women Impact Preterm Birth Genes The disproportionate rate of preterm birth in non-Hispanic Black women is well-documented. The exposure to certain environmental chemicals that...

PROTECT Reports Significant Associations between Heavy Metals and Matrix Metalloproteinases

Mar 8, 2022 | News on Premature Birth, Project 1 (Targeted Epidemiology), PROTECT Research

PROTECT Reports Significant Associations between Heavy Metals and Matrix Metalloproteinases New Project 1 findings suggest that there are significant associations between certain heavy metals and matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), with several associations differing by...

PROTECT Study finds increased levels of flame retardant and plasticizing chemicals associated with the use of personal care products among pregnant women in Puerto Rico.

Mar 20, 2020 | Media Coverage of PROTECT, News on Environmental Health, News on Premature Birth, Project 1 (Targeted Epidemiology), PROTECT Research, PROTECT Team

PROTECT Study finds increased levels of flame retardant and plasticizing chemicals associated with the use of personal care products among pregnant women in Puerto Rico. In a recent Study published in Environmental Research Journal, PROTECT researchers detected...

PROTECT Study links common chemicals to preterm births in Puerto Rico

Oct 2, 2019 | Media Coverage of PROTECT, News on Premature Birth, Project 1 (Targeted Epidemiology), PROTECT Research, PROTECT Team

This publication was recently featured and honored in the NIEHS Newsletter Papers of the Month PROTECT researchers have identified an association between exposure to chemicals found in many common consumer products and a shorter duration of pregnancy, thus increasing...

Concentrations of phenols, parabens and triclocarbans appear in higher levels among Puerto Rico cohort compared to mainland U.S.

Jun 24, 2019 | Media Coverage of PROTECT, News on Premature Birth, Project 1 (Targeted Epidemiology), PROTECT Research, PROTECT Team

Concentrations of phenols, parabens and triclocarbans appear in higher levels among Puerto Rico cohort compared to mainland U.S. Recent environmental articles have increasingly focused on the potential dangers of chemicals that seem ever present and almost unavoidable...