Category: Current nPOD Projects

Persistent organic pollutants in the pancreatic tissue of people with and without diabetes

There is now strong evidence that persistent organic pollutants (POPs) such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are major risk factors for type 2 diabetes.  While the mechanisms involved are not known with any certainty, the associations between development of type 2 diabetes and blood concentrations of POPs are stronger than those for almost any other factor, […]