Toxicology

Waterpipe tobacco smoking, otherwise known as "hookah" or "shisha," is becoming increasingly popular worldwide, especially among youth. Traditional hookahs burn charcoal as a heat source, but recently, electrical heating elements (EHEs)…

Researchers of the University of Malaga demonstrate that a fragment of the brain molecule 'Galanin' is involved in anhedonia, the loss of the capacity to feel pleasure in daily activitiesCredit: University of Malaga Depression is one of…

Researchers in the UK have developed a new method for evaluating plutonium workers' historical internal radiation exposure in a study funded by the National Institute for Health Research. They focussed their efforts on workers employed…

In mouse study, neonatal exposure changed biochemistry of reward circuitry; researchers suggest same mechanism may be at work in humansCredit: Cell Image Library, NCMIR Neonatal exposure to nicotine alters the reward circuity in the…

BfR Opinion No 017/2019 of 13 May 2019 The German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) deals regularly with the contamination of food with 1,2-unsaturated PA. It has already published opinions on the occurrence of 1,2-unsaturated PA…

Brazilian researchers combined cognitive dysfunction tests with an analysis of drug use patterns to identify patients at high risk of relapse after treatment A study conducted at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil and described in…

Credit: University of Bern /SR Technics Switzerland AG According to the World Health Organization (WHO), seven million people worldwide die as a consequence of air pollution every year. For around 20 years, studies have shown that…

Less chemotherapy is as effective at controlling disease for elderly or frail patients with advanced cancer of the stomach or oesophagus (food pipe). These are the results of a Cancer Research UK funded study being presented at ASCO.…

Exposure to glyphosate, the primary ingredient in the popular weed killer Roundup, correlates to more severe cases of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease Glyphosate, the primary ingredient in Monsanto's popular weed killer Roundup, has been…

New EFSA campaign highlights the food safety system in the EU As the EFSA Focal Point in Germany, the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) is also represented in the campaign with publications on the latest challenges, such…