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Study reveals effects of forever chemicals on brain development

​Margaret Bell, associate professor of biological and health sciences, studies “forever chemicals,” persistent chemical pollutants that can be found in water, food, indoor dust, furniture, and cookware, to understand how early life exposure can alter brain responses in adulthood. Funded by a grant from the National Institutes of Environmental Health Sciences, Bell and her students recently published research in the journal Neurotoxicology. Read more here​.​​​​