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Judge Refuses DuPont’s Motion for Mistrial Following $50 Million Verdict

Despite allegations that the judge’s bias affected the trial’s outcome, the district court rejected DuPont’s motion for mistrial. DuPont’s motion followed the jury’s issuance of a $50 million verdict to the cancer survivor plaintiff, who alleged damages from PFAS contamination. December 31, 2020 | Abbott v. E.I. du Pont e Nemours & Co., No. 2:17-cv-998…

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The association between perfluoroalkyl substances and lipid profile in exposed pregnant women in the Veneto region, Italy

Associations between PFAS concentrations and lipid profiles in pregnant women might differ by trimesters of pregnancy. December 24, 2020 | Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

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Prenatal Exposure to Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances, Umbilical Cord Blood DNA Methylation, and Cardio-Metabolic Indicators in Newborns: The Healthy Start Study

Study estimated associations of prenatal PFAS with DNA methylation in umbilical cord blood. We evaluated associations of methylation at selected sites with neonatal cardio-metabolic indicators. December 24, 2020 | Environmental Health Perspectives