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BIRTH DEFECT RESEARCH

Study Links Autism to Epigenetic Changes in Dadsā€™ Sperm

“If epigenetic changes are being passed from fathers to their children, we should be able to detect them in sperm,” says coauthor Daniele Fallin. Dr. Fallin directs the Wendy Klag Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities, at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School...
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Evidence points to link between phthalates, male sexual development

Meet the Phthalates
The study showed that two molecules ā€” mono-n-butyl and monobenzyl phthalate ā€” which are produced when phthalates are ingested, were significantly associated with lower levels of hCG hormone in women carrying male babies. Evidence continues to mount that phthalates, a family of...
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Operation Orange Heart: Scrap metal recycling program to raise funds for Agent Orange study

Dick Phenneger never imagined that scrap metal would rise to the top of the options pile to help fund a study of veterans and their families affected by the Agent Orange herbicide. Phenneger’s local nonprofit, Veteran Services Transparency (VST), has launched the Orange...
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