Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you’re concerned, replace your current running watch wrist band with a new one that isn’t made with forever chemicals. I’ve ...

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, are known as "forever chemicals" because they have been found in environments as remote as the Arctic Circle and as deep as the Marianas Trench.

While the scientists behind the study weren’t originally looking for PFHxA, the forever chemical “was the most frequently detected compound” within the 22 watch bands analyzed across numerous brands ...

Chris Thomas was a reporter at Android Police from 2022 until 2025. PFAS, known as forever chemicals, are present in some smartwatch bands, and potentially linked to health issues. A recent study ...

Researchers from Florida Atlantic University tested different smartwatch bands for bacterial buildup. The study found that 95% of wristbands had some form of dangerous bacteria on them. Lysol ...

My issue with smart watches is not the watch itself. It’s the band that comes with most models. While analog watches have long served the purpose of being dressy and/or functional, you tend to take ...

University of Notre Dame researchers revealed today that expensive smartwatch bands contain dangerous levels of PFAS chemicals that could be absorbed through skin contact, potentially exposing ...

In a study published recently in the American Chemical Society’s Environmental Science & Technology Letters (and which we reported on last week), researchers at the University of Notre Dame found that ...

In a study published recently in the American Chemical Society’s Environmental Science & Technology Letters (and which we reported on last week), researchers at the University of Notre Dame found that ...