A Class Act? Regulating Organohalogen Flame Retardants in Groups versus Singly.

Regulating chemicals by class based on chemical similarities may help reduce risk of regrettable substitutions while enhancing health protection. A new Commentary summarizes OFR toxicity and exposure research to inform this effort.

Clearing the Air: Gas Stove Emissions and Direct Health Effects.

Gas range use has direct health effects-beyond those from climate change related to fossil fuels. If kitchens are not well ventilated, benzene, nitrogen dioxide, and other VOCs may reach levels known to harm health.

Channels of Communication: Extracellular Vesicles in Environmental Stress and Human Disease.

Extracellular vesicles offer great promise for revealing mechanisms and serving as biomarkers in studies of exposure effects on neurological, respiratory, reproductive, and other physiological systems-and they require only a simple blood draw.