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“Hannah Gardener, Sc.D., an epidemiologist and research assistant professor in neurology at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, has been thinking about studying the effect of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) on dementia risk for a decade.
‘I’ve been really passionate about the impacts of environmental toxicants, plastic exposures and, in particular, PFAS on brain health for over 15 years now,’ said Dr. Gardener.
PFAS, also known as ‘forever chemicals,’ have been a popular topic for the past decade. But existing research has focused primarily on impacts of the chemicals on early development.” …