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(ILLINOIS) PFAS Study Report: Exposure to – a class of synthetic chemicals utilised in food wrappers, nonstick cookware and other products – reprograms the metabolism of benign and malignant human prostate cells to a more energy-efficient state that enables the cells to proliferate at three times the rate of nonexposed cells, a new study in mice found #AceHealthDesk report

#AceHealthReport – Nov.13: However, consuming a high-fat diet significantly accelerated development of tumors in the PFAS-exposed mice, said the scientists at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and the U. of I. Chicago who conducted the research. PFAS is an abbreviation for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, often described as “forever chemicals” because they don’t degrade naturally […]

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(VICTORIA) PFAS REPORT: Researchers say elevated levels of firefighting chemicals in seals off Victoria’s Phillip Island could be playing a role in declining numbers #AceNewsDesk report

#AceNewsReport – May.15: A research project between the University of Sydney, the National Measurement Institute and Phillip Island Nature Parks, has studied the colony at Seal Rocks since 2006: VICTORIA: Scientists say PFAS chemicals could be responsible for drop in Phillip Island seal numbers: ‘The research team was initially focusing on other chemicals but realised […]