Toxicology

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have developed a new method that can make it easier for public authorities to assess the health risks of hormone-disrupting chemicals in the environment. The method was used to evaluate the risk…

Toxic metallic air pollution nanoparticles are getting inside the crucial, energy-producing structures within the hearts of people living in polluted cities, causing cardiac stress - a new study confirms.Credit: Professor Barbara Maher …

Some of America's favorite Independence Day fireworks emit lead, copper, and other toxins, a new study suggests. These metals, which are used to give fireworks their vibrant color, also damage human cells and animal lungs. Led…

National Comprehensive Cancer Network's new NCCN Guidelines for Patients explain how to recognize and manage immunotherapy-related toxicities, help prepare patients for lengthy treatment duration Credit: NCCN PLYMOUTH…

Researchers around the globe say "forever chemicals" should be avoided BERKELEY, Calif.--All per- and polyfluorinated substances (PFAS) should be treated as one class and avoided for nonessential uses, according to a peer-reviewed…

Credit: Benjamin Bardiaux. The brains of millions of people suffering from Alzheimer´s disease (AD) are slowly and inescapably being depleted of neurons, which leads to the characteristic loss of memory and cognitive…

Research finds mechanism by which bacterial toxis evolve ability to cause new illnesses Credit: Mikko Taipale, Roman Melnyk, Jean-Philippe Julien The coronavirus pandemic is a daily reminder of the consequences brought by a…

Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, June 25, 2020 -- Sure, you've got a product that says "kills germs" under your sink, but will it really destroy the new coronavirus on surfaces? Turns out that if you're…

Fresh insights into why some harmful substances are so efficient at causing cancer could aid the quest for better treatments. New research reveals how chemicals can cause changes in cells to help them dodge the body's immune…

26 teams from across the world are developing solutions to make artisanal mining more responsibleCredit: Amy Richards / Guy Loftus for Conservation X Labs Last October, a global coalition of partners began a search for the best…

The first participants in South Africa's first clinical trial for a vaccine against Covid-19 will be vaccinated this weekCredit: WITS UNIVERSITY The first clinical trial in South Africa and on the continent for a Covid-19 vaccine was…

June 24, 2020, Gaithersburg, MD - US based non-profit Institute for In Vitro Sciences Inc. (IIVS) has received its first funding from a Chinese owned and operated beauty tech company, Shenzhen Basixing Technology Co., Ltd. The occasion is…

Credit: Credit: Ruoyu Sun and IDSSE-CAS Scientists have found that man-made mercury pollution has reached the bottom of the deepest part of the ocean - the Marianas Trench. This has significant implications for how mercury affects the…

Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, June 19, 2020 -- 2-Chlorobenzalmalononitrile, better known as CS gas, is one of the most common tear gases used in the United States today, but did you know it's not actually a gas?…

New research in the journal CHEST sounds an alarm about long-term health consequences, including massive pulmonary fibrosis, for workers who fabricate and install engineered quartz countertopsCredit: Diario16 Meditarráneo Glenview,…

Open-source machine learning tool connects drug targets with adverse reactions A multi-institutional group of researchers led by Harvard Medical School and the Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research has created an open-source machine…

PHILADELPHIA-- The Center of Excellence in Environmental Toxicology (CEET) at the University of Pennsylvania received an $8 million grant, to be distributed over the next five years, from the National Institute of Environmental Health…

Why caffeine is not the sole contributor to bitternessCredit: ©[email protected]; Dr. Antonella Di Pizio Coffee is very popular around the world despite or perhaps because of its bitter taste. Compounds contained in the coffee…

Credit: Priyadarshini Chakrabarti Basu, Oregon State University. CORVALLIS, Ore. - The lives of honeybees are shortened - with evidence of physiological stress - when they are exposed to the suggested application rates of two…

$1.77M grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (Philadelphia, PA) - Cocaine is a highly addictive drug - some people are unable to walk away from it after just one use. And once addicted, users can lose control of their lives.…