Why are conservatives so supportive of industries and products that create these problems? Do they want people to get sick? Incur larger medical bills?

Dangerous hormone-disrupting chemicals found in US breast milk samples
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/14/breast-milk-research-chemicals?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

#endocrinedisruptors #toxicology #

new blog post: "The launch of the Virtual Human Platform" https://doi.org/10.59350/s784p-s1y68

"Nine days ago, the VHP4Safety project (see these posts) held a launch event in Utrecht for the Virtual Human Platform (VHP), a key result of the Dutch Research Agenda (NWA, from the Dutch Nationale Wetenschapsagenda)." https://chem-bla-ics.linkedchemistry.info/2026/06/06/the-launch-of-the-virtual-human-platform.html

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#openscience #toxicology #wetenschapsagenda

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: #Humans learned which #plants are safe through centuries of observation and #Indigenous food-processing methods (like soaking cassava to remove #cyanide). 🌿

Today, #food scientists explain #toxicology, preparation techniques, and even low-toxin plant breeding at #CQUniversity #Australia. 🧪

👉 https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/how-humans-learned-which-plants-safe-to-eat/

#science #potatoes #beans #aboriginal #chemistry #botany #nutrition #health

"INTOXICOM Workshop Report: Systems Biology Models for Toxicology" https://doi.org/10.37044/osf.io/zf2qj_v1

"The workshop took place under the INTOXICOM Implementation Study workshop series (Integrating the toxicology community into ELIXIR 2024) and aimed to strengthen connections between systems biologyand toxicology by bridging ELIXIR resources with systems toxicology modelling approaches used for chemical risk assessment." https://index.biohackrxiv.org/2026/05/20/zf2qj.html

#systemsBiology #toxicology #INTOXICOM

This briefing highlights how prenatal exposure to common environmental agents may relate to later neurodevelopmental outcomes, a topic of relevance for mental health practitioners assessing child development and family risk factors. The content emphasizes potential long-term brain changes and motor skill differences associated with early exposure, underscoring the importance of considering environmental context in developmental assessments and planning interventions.

Article Title: Common pesticide linked to hidden brain damage, scientists warn

Link to Science Daily Mind-Brain News: https://nolinkpreview.com/www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/05/260520233218.htm

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# 10 hashtags directly relevant to the article
#pesticide
#chlorpyrifos
#prenatalexposure
#neurodevelopment
#childdevelopment
#brainhealth
#motordevelopment
#environmentalhealth
#toxicology
#publichealth

RE: https://fediscience.org/@biohackrxiv/116520929651582646

another @elixir_europe INTOXICOM report. This one with Danyel Jennen, Jente Houweling, @Marvin, and @egonw

#toxicology #fair