Aging and Vulnerability to Environmental Chemicals (eBook)

Bernard Weiss is Professor of Environmental Medicine at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry. He has been a member of the faculty there since 1965 and is also a member of its Environmental Health Sciences Center. Before coming to Rochester, Dr Weiss served on the faculty of the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and, earlier, held an appointment at the U.S. Air Force School of Aviation Medicine. He has served on many committees and panels devoted to toxicology and environmental health, including those organized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Science Advisory Board, and the National Academy of Sciences. He is especially concerned with risk assessment issues arising from the effects of environmental chemicals on brain development and aging, and with the role played by gender. Bernard Weiss is the editor, or co-editor, of seven books and monographs and has contributed to over 250 articles. His special interests lie in areas that involve chemical influences on behavior. These include the neurobehavioral toxicology of metals, developmental toxicants, solvents, endocrine disruptors, and air pollutants. His current research, supported by the NIH, examine the effects of Bisphenol A on brain sexual differentiation.

Parkinson's Disease; Cognitive dysfunction and lead; Cardiovascular disease, metabolic syndrome; Breast cancer; Prostate cancer; Kidney disease; Liver disease; Osteoporosis; Immune system disorders; Male reproductive tract disorders; Female reproductive tract disorders; Air Pollutants; Mercury; Manganese; Aluminium; Cadmium; PCBs and Dioxins; Bisphenol A; Obesogens; Subject Index