Project 1 Researchers Find that Exposure to Phthalate Mixtures is Associated with Oxidative Stress Biomarker

Dec 8, 2021 | Project 1 (Targeted Epidemiology), PROTECT Research

Project 1 Researchers Find that Exposure to Phthalate Mixtures is Associated with Oxidative Stress Biomarker PROTECT Project 1 researchers have found that exposure to a mixture of phthalate metabolites has a strong positive association with oxidative stress. This...

Glyphosate, Widely-Used Herbicide, is Linked with Increased Rate of Preterm Births

May 20, 2021 | Project 1 (Targeted Epidemiology)

Versión en Español Glyphosate, the chemical used in Roundup and other popular weed killers, is the most-used herbicide in the world—and new PROTECT research suggests glyphosate exposure may contribute to higher rates of preterm birth. In a paper published in the May...

PROTECT Study Finds Associations Between Metals Contamination, Poor Psychosocial Status, and Risk of Preterm Birth

Mar 2, 2021 | Project 1 (Targeted Epidemiology)

Research has previously shown that exposure to metals and a mother’s experience of psychosocial stress during pregnancy can both increase the odds of adverse birth outcomes, including preterm birth. But these studies looked at metals exposure and psychosocial stress...

PROTECT Biostatisticians develop a statistical tool to reduce Limits of Detection (LOD) challenges in environmental exposure models

Dec 9, 2020 | Project 1 (Targeted Epidemiology)

Scientific studies that investigate the effects of environmental exposures on human health often must rely on imperfect measurement processes to quantify the concentration of environmental contaminants in biosamples. These imperfect measurement processes can result in...

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...