Researchers at the University of Bayreuth have discovered that the plasticizers DEHP and DINP have negative effects on normal brain function in vertebrates. These plasticizers are used in products ...
Medical products such as blood bags and tubing are often made from soft PVC, a plastic that contains phthalate plasticizers, which are suspected to be harmful to human health. These substances are not ...
The plasticizers contained in many everyday objects can impair important brain functions in humans. Biologists from the University of Bayreuth warn of this danger in an article in Communications ...
Medical products such as blood bags and tubing are often made from soft PVC, a plastic that contains phthalate plasticizers, which are suspected to be harmful to human health. These substances are not ...
Phthalates such as di-(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) have been the most commonly used plasticizers in the medical device industry. Although they have been employed to ensure that PVC compounds achieve ...
A study with 775 mother-child pairs in Rotterdam (The Netherlands) finds an association with maternal exposure to certain plasticizers (phthalates) and smaller volumetric measures in the brain of ...
Although the science supporting the health hazards of DEHP plasticizers is sketchy, to say the least, the material is tainted in the public view as a result of campaigns led by activist organizations, ...