Neurobiological mechanisms involved in the loss of control in a study in mice revealed
The study conducted in rodents reveals a specific mechanism in this crucial cortical circuit for food addiction that involves a ...
Tag: Toxicology
New commuter concern: Cancerous chemical in car seats
Airborne pollutant emanates from the insideCredit: David Volz/UCR The longer your commute, the more you're exposed to a chemical flame ...
Nanoparticles produced from burning coal result in damage to mice lungs
Credit: Virginia Tech Virginia Tech scientists have discovered that incredibly small particles of an unusual and highly toxic titanium oxide ...
Butt emissions: Study finds even extinguished cigarettes give off toxins
Credit: N. Hanacek/NIST Cigarette butts pile up in parks, beaches, streets and bus stops, places where all types of littering ...
Never too late to quit — protective cells could cut risk of lung cancer for ex-smokers
Credit: The Sanger Institute / UCL Protective cells in the lungs of ex-smokers could explain why quitting smoking reduces the ...
What’s in your water?
Researchers identify new toxic byproducts of disinfecting drinking waterCredit: Marissa Lanterman/Johns Hopkins University Mixing drinking water with chlorine, the United ...
Novel molecules display potent and selective action against ovarian tumor cells
Compounds based on palladium, a metal belonging to the same group as platinum, have been developed by researchers from Brazil, ...
Major Asia gene study to help doctors battle disease
Credit: Dan Addison | UVA Communications An ambitious new study of genes in Asian populations is filling in big gaps ...
Human Body-on-Chip platform enables in vitro prediction of drug behaviors in humans
Fluidically-linked systems of multiple human Organ Chips that quantitatively predict drug pharmacokinetics may offer alternatives to some animal testsCredit: Wyss ...
Chemicals in the environment: A focus on mixtures
Combined chemical and bioanalytical methods are able to efficiently characterize chemical mixturesCredit: Bodo Tiedemann Chemicals have improved our quality of ...
New study to examine impact of environmental exposure on breast cancer risk in young women
UMass Amherst cancer epidemiologist awarded National Institutes of Health grantCredit: UMass Amherst A University of Massachusetts Amherst cancer epidemiologist has ...
New exhaust gas measurement registers ultrafine pollutant particles for the first time
Credit: © Bainschab A few days ago, the European Commission presented its Green Deal, which aims to make the EU ...
Kids rice snacks in Australia contain arsenic above EU guidelines: Study
Australian children who eat large amounts of rice-based food may be exposed to dangerous amounts of arsenicCredit: RMIT University Rice ...
Study gauges efficacy of drugs against pork tapeworm
Credit: Pan American Health Organization/ World Health Organization official photo (CC BY 4.0) Taenia solium--also called pork tapeworm--is a parasite ...
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