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• Exposure to Environmental PCBs Impairs Brain Function in Mice

  CHICAGO (October 22, 2019) — Human-made toxic chemicals that linger indefinitely in the environment disrupt the performance of critical helper cells in the mouse brain, leading to impaired function over long-term exposures, say neuroscientists at Georgetown University Medical Center. Their study, believed to be the first to test polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in astrocytes — cells […]

  Category: News Release Tags: brain, environmental health, environmental toxins, neuroscience, PCBs