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In focus – Dr. Chris Gennings

Posted by Elina Drakvik

Meet our EDC-MixRisk scientists working behind the scenes. Prof. Chris Gennings shares her insights into the project. She is Professor of Biostatistics at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount […]

24 February, 2017

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In focus – Dr. Hannu Kiviranta

Posted by Elina Drakvik

Meet our EDC-MixRisk scientists working behind the scenes. This time Dr. Hannu Kiviranta is in the spotlight: He is head of the Chemicals and Health Unit at the National Institute […]

26 January, 2017

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Summary of Project Progress now available

Posted by Elina Drakvik

The overall concept underpinning EDC-MixRisk is that early life exposure to EDC mixtures induces changes in the organism that underlie increased susceptibility to diseases during the entire life span. Three […]

12 January, 2017

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EDC-MixRisk Steering Committee meeting in Athens, 1-2 Dec

Posted by Elina Drakvik

The second half-year meeting of the EDC-MixRisk Project Steering Committee was organized in Athens, 1-2 December 2016. The meeting provided an overview of the progress on various tasks and ongoing […]

7 December, 2016

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Another open letter to the EU Commission about the EDC Criteria

Posted by Elina Drakvik

EDC-MixRisk scientists have contributed to another open letter to the EU Commission about the proposed criteria for classification of endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs). The letter is a response to the […]

18 November, 2016

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In focus – Dr. Joëlle Rüegg

Posted by Elina Drakvik

The work performed in EDC-MixRisk is vital to expand our knowledge on mixtures of endocrine disrupting chemicals. Here you will meet the scientist behind the research and hear their story […]

3 November, 2016

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Bradford Hill and evaluating evidence for action on endocrine disrupting chemicals: SYRINA.

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EDC-MixRisk Project Partner, Prof. Christina Rudén (Stockholm University) will be discussing the SYRINA framework at an upcoming workshop “Association or causation in miasmas and mixtures: Current reflections on Bradford Hill’s […]

5 October, 2016

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SYRINA- a new method for risk assessment of endocrine disrupting chemicals

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In a newly published article in Environmental Health, more than twenty researchers propose a new method for handling the risk assessment of endocrine disrupting chemicals. The method is called SYRINA (Systematic Review and […]

15 July, 2016

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Journalist Stéphane Horel key note speaker at EDC-MixRisk symposium

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We are proud to announce that Ms Stéphane Horel will be our key note speaker at EDC-MixRisk arranged full day symposium on EDCs. Stéphane Horel is a French journalist and […]

9 May, 2016

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SciRap – bridging the gap between research and chemicals regulation

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The work performed in EDC-MixRisk is vital to expand our knowledge on mixtures of endocrine disrupting chemicals. Here you will meet the scientist behind the research and hear their story […]

18 February, 2016

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