New PETA grant honors EPA administrator
Wheeler Scholarship will help scientists develop non-animal test methodsCredit: PETA Washington -- For preventing countless animals from being used in ...
Tag: Toxicology
Study shows proof of concept of BioIVT HEPATOPAC cultures with targeted assay to evaluate bioactivation potential and drug-induced liver injury (DILI) risk
New in vitro Bioactivation Liver Response Assay used HEPATOPAC model to demonstrate utility of in vitro transcriptomic signature-based strategy in ...
Laundry lint can cause significant tissue damage within marine mussels
Credit: University of Plymouth Microscopic fibres created during the laundry cycle can cause damage to the gills, liver and DNA ...
How a toxic chromium species could form in drinking water
Credit: Adapted from Environmental Science & Technology 2020, DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.0c03922 The water crisis in Flint, Michigan, brought much-needed attention to ...
Computer model shows how COVID-19 could lead to runaway inflammation
Credit: Serkan Eldeleklio?lu PITTSBURGH, Sept. 29, 2020 - A study from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Cedars-Sinai ...
Tests indicate modern oral nicotine products elicit lower toxicity responses than cigs
Credit: Bat-science.com New research by BAT indicates that modern oral products (MOPs) showed lower toxicity responses in certain assays than ...
Potential drug target for dangerous E. coli infections identified
Credit: UNSW Sydney Escherichia coli, known as E. coli, are bacteria which many people associate with causing mild food poisoning, ...
First evidence that air pollution particles and metals are reaching the placenta
Pollution particles, including metals, have been found in the placentas of fifteen women in London, according to research led by ...
Is your drinking water toxic? This app may help you find out
A new tool developed by Penn Medicine researchers informs users about their potential exposure to hydraulic fracturing chemicalsCredit: Penn Medicine ...
Potent drug supply drop, not domestic drug policies, likely behind 2018 OD death downturn
Credit: University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health PITTSBURGH, Sept. 16, 2020 - The slight decline in drug overdose ...
uOttawa Ph.D. student receives Fire Researcher of the Year Award
Credit: University of Ottawa Jennifer Keir, a uOttawa PhD student and Research Associate whose research investigates firefighters' health and their ...
Toxic metals can affect student health performance, say scientists from RUDN university
Credit: RUDN Univeristy A group of medical and environmental researchers from RUDN University evaluated the level of heavy metals in ...
Detection of PCBs and their metabolites (OH-PCBs) in the fetal brain of a Japanese macaque
Mother to fetus transfer of OH-PCBs in the Japanese macaque: Extrapolation of Exposure Scenarios for HumansCredit: Center for Marine Environmental ...
New research in JNCCN sheds light on multi-organ adverse events from immunotherapy
Researchers find 27% of immune check point inhibitor recipients experienced irAEs, with 5% developing multi-organ irAEs either simultaneously or sequentially. ...