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A California man who said that Monsanto's weedkiller Roundup caused his cancer was awarded $80 million in damages by a jury in San Francisco on Wednesday.

California Man Awarded $80 Million in Roundup Lawsuit

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Jury previously found Roundup was a significant factor in plaintiff's non-Hodgkin lymphoma
Monsanto's Roundup weedkiller was a major factor in a California man's cancer

Jury Finds Roundup a Major Contributor to Man’s Cancer

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Landmark verdict could impact hundreds of other similar lawsuits
Exposure to several chemicals before and after birth appears to be associated with a decrease in lung function later in childhood

Environmental Exposures Before, After Birth Tied to Lung Function

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Exposure to parabens, phthalates, and perfluoroalkyl substances tied to lung function at ages 6 to 12 years
Prenatal exposure to phthalates is associated with language delay in children

Prenatal Exposure to Phthalates Linked to Language Delay

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Correlation between metabolite level of dibutyl phthalate, butyl benzyl phthalate and language delay
Machine learning of toxological big data can predict the toxicity of chemicals

Machine Learning Can Improve Chemical Toxicity Prediction

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Read-across structure activity relationship models constructed, which outperformed animal testing
Multiple chemicals associated with endocrine disruption and asthma are contained in hair products used by black women and children

Chemicals in Hair Products for Black Women Raise Concerns

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Chemicals linked with endocrine disruption, asthma ID'd in hair products used by black women, children
Among the U.S. population

Dining Out Linked to Phthalates Exposure in U.S. Population

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Teen high consumers of food outside the home had 55 percent higher Σandrogen-disruptor levels
Adolescents smoking electronic-cigarettes only have significantly higher excretion of volatile organic chemical compounds than non-smokers

Excretion of Volatile Organic Compounds Up in Teen E-Smokers

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Excretion of metabolites of acrylonitrile, acrolein, propylene oxide, acrylamide, crotonaldehyde up
Higher concentrations of perfluoroalkyl substances are associated with greater weight regain in a diet-induced weight-loss setting

Perfluoroalkyl Substances Linked to Greater Weight Regain

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Higher baseline levels of PFAS tied to greater weight regain in weight-loss setting, especially for women
Disparities in exposure to diabetes-associated environmental endocrine-disrupting chemicals may contribute to disparities in diabetes

Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals Linked to Diabetes Disparities

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Exposure to diabetes-associated environmental EDCs may contribute to racial, socioeconomic disparities