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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...