DIY filters curb phthalate and PFAS air pollution

Cheap, easy-to-assemble Corsi-Rosenthal boxes can help reduce our exposure to indoor air pollutants, research shows.

Corrie Pikul-Brown • futurity
Dec. 28, 2022 ~6 min

Exposure to phthalates raises preterm birth risk

Women exposed to phthalates, every day chemicals found in cosmetics, food packaging, and other items, have a higher risk of preterm birth.

Patti Verbanas-Rutgers • futurity
July 19, 2022 ~5 min


Phthalates linked to disruption of placenta hormone

"Associations between phthalates and pCRH among women with pregnancy complications grew stronger across the course of pregnancy."

Michelle Edelstein-Rutgers • futurity
Jan. 14, 2022 ~5 min

Certain hair products may alter hormones in pregnancy

New research links the use of hair products, like hair dyes, relaxers, and mousses, to levels of hormones during pregnancy.

Michelle Edelstein-Rutgers • futurity
Dec. 13, 2021 ~6 min

Tags on pet dogs could monitor our chemical exposure

Researchers used silicone dog tags as passive environmental samplers to collect information about everyday chemical exposures.

Tracey Peake-NC State • futurity
June 2, 2020 ~5 min

Stress and phthalates exposure late in pregnancy boosts early birth risk

Women exposed to stress and phthalates during pregnancy have an increased risk of preterm birth. The third trimester is the "critical window."

Patti Verbanas-Rutgers • futurity
Nov. 14, 2019 ~3 min

How safe are the products we slather on every day?

"Lots of things on the shelf are essentially untested and by putting these products on our bodies every day, we are unwittingly participating in a human experiment."

Patti Verbanas-Rutgers • futurity
Oct. 16, 2019 ~1 min

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