Chatzi Lab Research on PFAS and NAFLD Selected as One of NIEHS’ “Papers of the Year”
The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), recently honored its 2020 “Papers of the Year“. In that elite group, USC’s Nikos Stratakis, PhD, Lida Chatzi, MD, PhD, and other coauthors from USC and collaborating institutions were recognized for their publication “Prenatal exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances associated with increased susceptibility to liver injury in children” […]
Childhood obesity linked to multiple environmental factors in first-of-its-kind study
Childhood obesity is a health threat that is becoming more and more common worldwide. It increases risk later on for a variety of life-threatening challenges, including type 2 diabetes, cancer, heart disease and even mental health problems. A new study led by our group at USC and the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) is the […]
New Publication: Health benefits for infants outweigh risks of eating fish during pregnancy
To eat or not to eat fish is a question that has long concerned pregnant women. Our new study shows that children whose mothers ate fish from one to three times a week during pregnancy were more likely to have a better metabolic profile as they grow — despite the risk of exposure to mercury […]