Toxicology

WASHINGTON--A chemical used in hydraulic fracturing, commonly called fracking, has the potential to interfere with reproductive hormones in men, according to research accepted for presentation at ENDO 2020, the Endocrine Society's annual…

What The Study Did: In this study of 72,000 adolescents and young adults, higher risk of youth overdose was associated with exposure to family members with opioid prescriptions and young people's own opioid prescriptions. Authors: Anh…

Credit: Wolfgang Wuster It is estimated that every year, over 100,000 human deaths can be attributed to snakebite from the world's 700 venomous snake species - all inflicted in self-defence when the snakes feel threatened by encroaching…

MatTek Life Sciences launches model of the human lower respiratory tractCredit: PETA International Science Consortium Ltd. Ashland, Massachusetts - Researchers can now buy a first-of-its-kind human cell-based alveolar model to study the…

Constantly being told to wash your hands? Us too. So we're diving into the chemistry behind why soap is so effective against viruses like the coronavirus that causes COVID-19: view more  WASHINGTON, March 23, 2020 -- Constantly being told…

Exposure to microplastics causes cellular changes in fish and may disrupt endocrine systemsCredit: Melissa Chernick, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. -- Chronic exposure to microplastic fibers causes aneurysms, erosion of surface layers and…

ROCKVILLE, MD - A drug and drug delivery candidate technology, research into which has been funded by the National Foundation for Cancer Research (NFCR), has recently been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the…

Credit: Andreas Kappler Millions of people worldwide consume water contaminated with levels of arsenic that exceed those recommended by the World Health Organization. This could cause health problems, such as arsenic poisoning,…

Researchers from North Carolina State University have received a five-year, $7.4 million grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) Superfund Research Program to establish a Center for Environmental and…

Children in low-income homes at risk, study finds COLUMBUS, Ohio - Young children from low-income homes whose mothers reported frequent use of toxic chemicals such as household cleaners were more likely to show delays in language…

Credit: Butte County Sheriff's Office To quickly identify victims of the 2018 Camp Fire, the deadliest wildfire in California's history, researchers used a technique called Rapid DNA Identification that can provide results within hours,…

Credit: Tara Cox / Imperial College London Imperial College London researchers used micro-CT scanning technology to reveal how specific parts of bumblebee brains grew abnormally when exposed to pesticides during their larval phase. Most…

Stemina Biomarker Discovery's devTOXqP is the only human test for assessing a drug or chemical's potential to cause birth defects in the developing human embryo, and answers the global call to reduce animal testing Madison, WI (March 3,…

WASHINGTON - Scientists at the Environmental Working Group and Indiana University have for the first time conducted a review of 26 fluorinated chemicals, or PFAS, and found that all display at least one characteristic of known human…

Researchers in the US have developed a new multi-organ-on-a-chip to test how new drugs affect the human body's vital organs. Developing new drugs can come at enormous financial cost, which can be wasted if the drug must be withdrawn due…

Patients with drug-induced liver damaged may still be able to safely take medications for chronic conditions When you ingest a drug--whether over-the-counter Tylenol or medication prescribed by a doctor--your liver is your body's first…

This method can be used in analytical laboratories at factoriesCredit: SPbU Today, phenols are used to produce medicines, paints, and inexpensive furniture made of chipboard or MDF panels and also to process food. Some of them are capable…

According to a preliminary assessment from the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), the prohibited use of synthetic cannabinoids in e-liquids can be assumed with high likelihood as reason for the observed symptoms.…

Study is part of a larger investigation into breast cancer risks experienced by women in the firefighting force Berkeley -- San Francisco's women firefighters are exposed to higher levels of certain toxic PFAS chemicals than women working…

Credit: David Stobbe for University of Saskatchewan SASKATOON--University of Saskatchewan (USask) researchers have used a novel combination of techniques to compare the effects of two families of pesticides used in agriculture, and found…