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Breast Cancer Risk Markers and Physical Activity Linked in Adolescent Girls

Physical activity during adolescence—a critical period of breast development—may influence biological pathways related to future breast cancer risk.

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Child and Adolescent Health
Brain Abnormalities Seen in Children Exposed Prenatally to the Pesticide Chlorpyrifos

Prenatal exposure to the widely used insecticide chlorpyrifos is linked to structural abnormalities in the brain and poorer motor function in children and adolescents.

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Child and Adolescent Health
Using Simulations Highlights Power of Pooled Data in Environmental Health Research

Conflicting findings in environmental epidemiology have long stalled consensus; pooling data removes inconsistencies.

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Environmental Health
Columbia Mailman Honors Frederica Perera’s Contributions to Children’s Environmental Health

Dean Linda P. Fried honored Perera, an emeritus professor in Environmental Health Sciences, with the inaugural Dean’s Lifetime Achievement Award.

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Child and Adolescent Health

Media Coverage

An Environmental Health Scientist’s Recipe for Giving the Next Generation a Safe Future

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Early Learning Nation

October 2, 2024

Dr. Perera's new book is intended to be “a wake-up call and a call to action for parents and grandparents, pediatricians and other health care providers, as well as government leaders."
The Role of Community Conversation in Improving Air Quality

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Eos

August 1, 2024

Collaboration between academic researchers and environmental justice organizations is key to mitigating emissions.
How climate change harms children’s health

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Yale Climate Connections

June 29, 2023

And what parents can do, according to ‘Children’s Health and the Peril of Climate Change,’ a recent book by Frederica Perera.

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