Exposure to an antibacterial chemical common in personal care products such as soaps and lotions during pregnancy may be harmful to the baby, a study warns. Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in the US found that exposure TCC can transfer from mother to offspring and interfere with lipid metabolism. Researchers studied mice during gestation and lactation to see if exposure to TCC would transfer from mother to offspring. They administered TCC laced with carbon-14 to trace how the contaminant distributed in organ systems of female mice and exposed offspring. "We demonstrated that TCC does effectively transfer from mother to offspring, both trans-placentally and via lactation," Enright said.

Source: dna August 12, 2017 11:15 UTC