Scientists make a startling connection between toxic ‘forever chemicals’ and our immune system: ‘If a person is exposed …’
A new study suggests per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known as forever chemicals or PFAS, reduce the activity of human immune cells. Researchers from the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research in Leipzig, Germany, showed PFAS can impair health by reducing this activity. The study, recently published in Chemosphere, also featured a method that “could be used to reveal the immunomodulatory […]