New experiments with the ubiquitous plastic chemical bisphenol A (BPA) show that it causes male deer mice to become demasculinized and behave more like females, leading the researchers to posit that daily exposure in the developed world could be reducing men’s reproductive fitness. BPA is an estrogen-like chemical that is a common component of plastics […]
A controversial new study from Boston University shows that alcohol appears to have cardio-protective effects not only in moderate drinkers, but also in those individuals with patterns of alcohol use traditionally considered as hazardous. The study appears in The American Journal on Addictions. The study assessed the prevalence of coronary heart disease (CHD) in 43,093 […]
