Center for the Health Assessment of Mothers and Children of Salinas

Researchers from the UC Berkeley School of Public Health found a correlation between childhood exposure to glyphosate, the most commonly used herbicide, and liver inflammation and metabolic disorder in early adulthood, which could lead to diabetes, cardiovascular disease and liver cancer in later life.

A research article published Jan. 2 observed Latinx farmworker children and found that exposure to food insecurity early in life can have a lasting impact on children’s growth.

According to a study by UC Berkeley researchers, early menstruation in girls and early gonad development in boys may be due to exposure to certain chemicals found in commonly used personal care products and cosmetics.

Throughout the last two decades, UC Berkeley Public Health faculty member Dr. Brenda Eskenazi and her team have worked diligently on the longest-running longitudinal birth cohort study of pesticides in the world.