Unravelling the complexity of air pollution in the world’s coldest capital city
Credit: Kanazawa University Ulaanbaatar is often called the world's coldest capital city because the temperature can reach ?40 °C on ...
Tag: Carcinogens
Researchers pinpoint tumor-related protein, slow progression of cancers
Existing compound shows potential to assist cancer therapiesCredit: Craig Chandler, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Locking a biochemical gate that admits fuel ...
Precise decoding of breast cancer cells creates new option for treatment
Credit: Johanna Wagner / UZH) Every year more than 1.7 million women all over the world are diagnosed with breast ...
Cancer-killing combination therapies unveiled with new drug-screening tool
Method IDs which targeted therapies, inadequate on their own, can be paired up to kill non-responsive cancers UC San Francisco ...
Current methods may inadequately measure health impacts from oil, natural gas extraction
FINDINGS An examination of peer-reviewed studies published over six years on hazardous air pollutants associated with the extraction of oil ...
New study calculates alcohol cancer risk in cigarette equivalents to help communicate risk
The well-established link between cancer and tobacco may provide a way to help communicate the links between moderate levels of ...
How to protect gymnasts from hazardous chemicals at gym facilities
Switching to flame retardant free foam pit cubes reduces exposures without compromising fire safety Newton, Mass. (March 26, 2019) - ...
Protein BRCA1 as a stress coach
Credit: Photographs: Christina Klotz, JMUW Anyone who has ever studied the molecular basis of breast cancer will probably have heard ...
Researchers find epigenetic loss that changes how cells obtain energy from cancer
Cheap energy for the tumor cellCredit: UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA It has been known for decades that cancer cells have an ...
Adolescents are more likely than adults to use fruit- and candy-flavored e-cigarettes
Results from a nationally representative study by Dartmouth show that teen and young adult vapers prefer fruit- and candy-flavored e-cigarettes ...
The cancer-causing contaminant in everyday food
And what can be done about itCredit: World Scientific Acrylamide is described as 'extremely hazardous' and 'probably carcinogenic to humans'. ...
SDSU study looks to limit secondhand smoke in homes with children
A San Diego State University study found some parents who smoke at home can be nudged outdoors with a combination ...
New study links electronic cigarettes and wheezing in adults
Credit: University of Rochester Medical Center Electronic cigarette use ("vaping") is associated with wheezing in adults, according to a new ...
Researchers discover cell mechanism that delays and repairs DNA damage that can lead to cancer
Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have identified a specific mechanism that protects our cells from natural DNA errors - ...
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