Researchers Uncover Alarming Link Between Plastic Exposure and Autism in Male Offspring

A common type of plastic has been linked to autism in boys.

Researchers at the Florey Institute have discovered higher levels of the plastic chemical bisphenol A (DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-48897-8

Funding: Minderoo Foundation, National Health and Medical Research Council, Jack Brockhoff Foundation, Shane O’Brien Memorial Asthma Foundation, Our Women’s Our Children’s Fund Raising Committee Barwon Health, Shepherd Foundation, Ilhan Food Allergy Foundation, GMHBA Ltd, Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd, Percy Baxter Charitable Trust, Perpetual Trustees, Fred P Archer Fellowship, The Scobie trust, The Philip Bushel Foundation, Pierce Armstrong Foundation, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, BioAutism, William and Vera Ellen Houston Memorial Trust Fund, Homer Hack Research Small Grants Scheme, Medical Research Commercialisation Fund