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PFAS, or forever chemicals, can wreak havoc on the body, disrupting hormones and impacting the immune system. Now, ...
“We found that certain species of human gut bacteria have a remarkably high capacity to soak up PFAS from their environment ...
When tested on their own and in mice, these bacterial strains from the human microbiome show promise in accumulating PFAS ...
The public, legislators, and media often group per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known as PFAS or "forever chemicals," ...
Hundreds of thousands of residents are served by the affected systems. City officials must monitor and mitigate the PFAS in ...
Experiments in mice show that some gut bacteria can absorb toxic PFAS chemicals, allowing animals to expel them through feces.
A new study published in Nature Microbiology has reported a naturally occurring family of bacterial species in the human gut ...
PFAS now contaminate the bodies of nearly all Europeans - including children, pregnant women, and adolescents.
A forever chemical known as TFA is accumulating in our environment, contaminating our rivers, food and even our wine.
Cambridge scientists have spotted gut bacteria that greedily soak up PFAS “forever chemicals,” then ferry them safely out of ...
The public, legislators, and media often group per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known as PFAS or “forever chemicals,” ...
There are more than 10,000 PFAS, also known as “forever chemicals,” and they’re used almost everywhere, including in nonstick cookware, waterproof clothing, smartphones, packets of microwave popcorn, ...