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October 2026
Back to Work and Breastfeeding
Marie-Anne S Rosemberg

No abstract

October 2026
Intra-individual variability of urinary non-persistent chemical concentrations during pregnancy in the ECHO Cohort
John D Meeker

BACKGROUND: Studies of prenatal exposure to non-persistent chemicals often assume biomarker measurements from a single urine sample can represent exposure pregnancy. The validity of this assumption depends on biomarker concentration variability across gestation, which is not well-characterized for many chemicals.

October 2026
Prenatal exposure to nonpersistent endocrine disruptors and early childhood BMI: single pollutant and mixture analyses from the ECHO Program
John D Meeker

CONCLUSIONS: We found no strong evidence for mixture effects, though some individual compounds showed non-linear and sex-specific associations.

September 2026
Using inertial measurement units to characterize musculoskeletal risk factors in a pilot study of a passive shoulder exoskeleton during a drilling-fastening task
Leia Stirling

Exoskeletons have been considered for mitigating ergonomic risks of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs), but they are not consistently utilized in initial deployments as workers in some facilities have not voluntarily used them. In this study, we investigated the impact of a passive shoulder exoskeleton on a drilling-fastening task with participants (n = 13) from a manufacturing training facility who have a little or no experience in using an exoskeleton. The direct measures of joint…

September 2026
Haptic Shared Planning and Control: Enabling Coordination of Future Actions in Human-Autonomous Vehicle Teams Through a Haptic Negotiation Interface
Nadine Sarter

ObjectiveWe examine how human-automation shared steering control combined with a haptic shape-changing interface for communicating and negotiating future intent affects driving performance and trust recovery.BackgroundSteering fights in haptic shared control can negatively impact driving performance. Existing solutions do not feature automation explicitly communicating its intent nor supporting intent negotiation with the driver. Trust recovery after faults is also expected to improve with…

September 2026
Prenatal exposure to DEHTP replacement metabolites and odds of preeclampsia and gestational hypertension in a diverse nulliparous U.S. cohort
John D Meeker

CONCLUSION: These results indicate that prenatal exposure to DEHTP metabolites may be associated with APOs, specifically PE, and highlight the need for continued research and monitoring of these replacement compounds.

September 2026
Special issue on firefighter safety and health risks
Aurora B Le

No abstract

September 2026
Aflatoxin exposure and cognitive performance in Mexican adolescents
John D Meeker

CONCLUSION: Higher aflatoxin exposure was prospectively associated with lower working memory performance among Mexican adolescents. These findings suggest a potential adverse association between aflatoxin exposure and cognitive function during adolescence that warrants further investigation in longitudinal studies.

September 2026
Association between environmental and headphone noise and heart rate variability: observations from Apple Hearing Study cohort
Richard L Neitzel

BACKGROUND: Environmental noise is linked to adverse cardiovascular effects. However, few studies have examined people’s heart rate variability (HRV) changes related to noise sources, despite the elevated cardiovascular risk associated with reduced HRV.

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“This publication was supported by the Grant Number, T42 OH008455, funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or the Department of Health and Human Services.”