Background: Pollution–unwanted waste released to air, water, and land by human activity–is
the largest environmental cause of disease in the world today. It is responsible for an …

Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) affects 10–15% of all pregnancies worldwide. IUGR
may result from maternal, placental or fetal origin. Maternal malnutrition before and during …

Access to clean water is a fundamental human right. However, due to the rapid urbanization
and industrialization in many African countries, the emergence of a plethora of new classes …

Background: Widespread insecticide exposure might be a risk factor for neurodevelopment
of our children, but few studies examined the mixture effect of maternal coexposure to …

Humans have lived from equator to poles for millennia but are now increasingly intruding
into the wild spaces of other species and steadily extruding ourselves from our own wild …

The burden of adverse pregnancy outcomes such as preterm birth and low birth weight is
considerable across the world. Several risk factors for adverse pregnancy outcomes have …

Background Humans are simultaneously exposed to numerous of environmental
brominated flame retardants (BFRs). We aim to explore the overall associations of BFRs …

Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are a group of flame retardants used in plastics,
textiles, polyurethane foam, and other materials. They contain two halogenated aromatic …

Increasing evidence has associated the exposure of endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs)
with the cardiovascular (CV) system. This exposure is particularly problematic in a sensitive …

Background Parental preconception exposure to select phenols and phthalates was
previously associated with increased risk of preterm birth in single chemical analyses …