Complexity of plastics make it impossible to know which are dangerous
Secret formulations and complex chemical cocktails make assessing safety a challengeCredit: Illustration: Teleman84, Wikimedia Commons A lot of people worry ...
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Measuring ethanol’s deadly twin
Credit: Van den Broek J et al. Nature Communications 2019 Methanol is sometimes referred to as ethanol's deadly twin. While ...
Scientists complete first assessment of blood abnormalities in Antarctic penguin colony
Credit: Silvia Olmastroni, University of Siena Scientists have completed the first study of immune and genetic stability among a colony ...
DARPA grants ASU $38.8 million to create epigenetic tool for fight against WMD
Credit: Graphic by Shireen Dooling for the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University Arizona State University announced today that it ...
‘Legacy’ mercury pollution still a problem in New Jersey meadowlands waters
Rutgers-led study shows the impact of decades-old upstream contaminationCredit: John Reinfelder/Rutgers University-New Brunswick "Legacy" mercury pollution from decades ago and ...
New studies suggest prenatal marijuana may be capable of causing FASD-like impairment
Special teratology society journal issue provides new insight surrounding fetal alcohol spectrum disorders RESTON, VIRGINIA--Whether alone or combined with alcohol, ...
Toxin responsible for Legionella growth identified
Credit: EMBL Pneumonia resulting from exposure to Legionella - although uncommon and affecting only 1 in 100,000 in Europe - ...
Plasticizer interaction with the heart
Researchers at Children's National Health System examine the link between the phthalate MEHP and cardiac arrhythmiasCredit: Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology, ...
The top five strangest poisons that can kill you (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, July 18, 2019 -- There are some crazy poisons in this world of ours, ...
IIVS & partners win contract from EC to develop training for non-animal testing methods
July 16, 2019, Gaithersburg, MD - The Institute for In Vitro Sciences (IIVS) is pleased to announce it is part ...
Intake of phosphates: Babies, infants and children can exceed the health guidance values
BfR Communication No 022/2019 of June 13, 2019 They are added to a large number of foods to perform various ...
Bentham Science announces the launch of new journal, Venoms and Toxins
Bentham Science is pleased to announce the launch of a new subscription-based journal, Venoms and Toxins. The first issue of ...
Herbal supplement used to treat addiction and pain found unsafe by researchers
Credit: Binghamton University, State University of New York. BINGHAMTON, N.Y. - The herb kratom is increasingly being used to manage ...
AJTMH tip sheet for July 2019
Your advance look at three new studies publishing online on July 8, 2019 in The American Journal of Tropical Medicine ...