When researchers at the Endocrine Society's ENDO 2026 annual meeting reported June 16–17, 2026, that prenatal and early postnatal exposure to DEHP causes lasting anxiety-like behavioral changes in male rats — changes that persist into adulthood even after exposure has completely ended — they identified a specific biological window of vulnerability with an exact real-world analog that demands immediate clinical attention.
That analog is the neonatal intensive care unit.
