Sheryll Mangahas

Sheryll Mangahas is a BioScience Analyst at Praedicat. Her responsibilities at Praedicat include scientific content and data integration. Sheryll completed her undergraduate degrees at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) where she double majored in Biochemistry/Chemistry and Cognitive Science with a Specialization in Neuroscience. Her graduate work at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) focused on the biophysics of rhodopsin, a membrane protein in the eye.

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Praedicat Blog – The Long & Winding Road to Diesel Emissions Litigation
Praedicat Blog – The Long & Winding Road to Diesel Emissions Litigation 1430 804 Sheryll Mangahas

The Long & Winding Road to Diesel Emissions Litigation Anybody who watched a truck accelerate in the 1990s likely remembers the thick clouds of black diesel exhaust billowing out of…

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Praedicat Blog – Is aspartame the next glyphosate?
Praedicat Blog – Is aspartame the next glyphosate? 880 458 Sheryll Mangahas

Praedicat Blog – Is aspartame the next glyphosate? by Adam Grossman and Sheryll Mangahas In March 2015, the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) declared…

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Praedicat Blog – Industrialized meat production is hurting the climate, our health, and maybe your portfolio
Praedicat Blog – Industrialized meat production is hurting the climate, our health, and maybe your portfolio 2560 1440 Sheryll Mangahas

Praedicat Blog – Industrialized meat production is hurting the climate, our health, and maybe your portfolio by Adam Grossman & Sheryll Mangahas  “Beef.  It’s what’s for dinner.”  Many of us…

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Natural gas stoves – a heated health topic
Natural gas stoves – a heated health topic 700 350 Sheryll Mangahas

Natural gas stoves – a heated health topic by Adam Grossman & Sheryll Mangahas  A commissioner from the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recently gave an interview to Bloomberg…

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Praedicat Blog – Microplastic: Found in Human Lungs and Blood
Praedicat Blog – Microplastic: Found in Human Lungs and Blood 700 350 Sheryll Mangahas

A Plastic Waste Treaty while Scientists find microplastic in human lungs and blood by Sheryll Mangahas  and Adam Grossman   The recent international agreement to devise a treaty governing plastic…

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A “Long COVID” Story
A “Long COVID” Story 700 350 Sheryll Mangahas

A “Long COVID” Story Unfortunately, once a COVID-19 active infection subsides it may only be the beginning of a long, arduous, and incomplete return to normal life by Sheryll Mangahas …

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Night shift work and cancer: Could it be blue light?
Night shift work and cancer: Could it be blue light? 2560 1707 Sheryll Mangahas

In 2007 the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) classified shift work with circadian disruption as probably carcinogenic to humans on the basis of sufficient evidence in animals and…

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PFOA & PFOS replacements under fire
PFOA & PFOS replacements under fire 700 350 Sheryll Mangahas

DuPont and 3M introduced the commercial world to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the 1950s.  Decades later, the first generation of these water-, grease-, and stain-resistant chemicals – perfluorooctanoic…

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Sunscreen is a summer necessity, so what exactly is in it?
Sunscreen is a summer necessity, so what exactly is in it? 700 350 Sheryll Mangahas

Summer is almost upon us with its long sunny days. As humans, we require sunlight to produce Vitamin D. However, excessive sun exposure results in sunburn and may instigate skin…

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Loud noise is not the only hazard to consider in hearing loss
Loud noise is not the only hazard to consider in hearing loss 150 150 Sheryll Mangahas

Ototoxic is a word not seen or read very often unless one works at Praedicat. The latter part is familiar-toxic, so what is “oto”? It is a medical term used…

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Is it the flu or is it Legionnaires’ Disease?
Is it the flu or is it Legionnaires’ Disease? 150 150 Sheryll Mangahas

This year’s flu season has been the worst in 10 years. However, the symptoms of the flu are similar to Legionnaires’ disease. Earlier this month, a woman in Texas was…

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Heart disease deaths may be due to low levels of lead
Heart disease deaths may be due to low levels of lead 150 150 Sheryll Mangahas

An article published in The Lancet this week examined low levels of lead and heart disease deaths. By using the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES-III) they found…

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