It’s in the weeds: Herbicide linked to human liver disease
Exposure to glyphosate, the primary ingredient in the popular weed killer Roundup, correlates to more severe cases of nonalcoholic fatty ...
Tag: Toxicology
Food in the EU subject to strictest standards
New EFSA campaign highlights the food safety system in the EU As the EFSA Focal Point in Germany, the German ...
Clinical trial at CU Anschutz will test injectable vs. oral medications to treat HIV
Many forget to take daily pills, experimental injectable drugs last longer Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, ...
European partnership supports IIVS training of Chinese scientists in non-animal tests
May 8, 2019, Gaithersburg, MD - The Institute for In Vitro Sciences, Inc. (IIVS) has received a grant from the ...
Study identifies better, cheaper ways to stem arsenic poisoning in Bangladesh
Some solutions are 100 times cheaper than others, costing as little as $1 per personCredit: Lex van Geen In what ...
Arsenic in drinking water may change heart structure raising risk of heart disease
May 7, 2019 -- Drinking water that is contaminated with arsenic may lead to thickening of the heart's main pumping ...
New molecule maps cerebrovascular system
Peptide developed in Brazil is capable of binding to the blood-brain barrier that protects the central nervous system and could ...
Clinical trial looks at absorption levels of sunscreen active ingredients into bloodstream
Bottom Line: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recommends that active ingredients in sunscreen absorbed into the bloodstream above a ...
Pretreatment with TNF inhibitors may improve outcomes of combination cancer immunotherapy
A collaborative experimental study, published in Nature and led by researchers at the University of Navarra, suggests TNF blockade may ...
New BioIVT research on botanical-drug interactions published in Applied In Vitro Toxicology
Study compares two in vitro liver methods to determine which one best predicts BDIsCredit: BioIVT Westbury, NY - May 2, ...
Fire-safety sectors call for global PFAS ban, no loopholes for toxic firefighting foam
New report includes just released data on PFAS exposures to Australian Firefighters (Gothenburg, Sweden): Industry fire-safety experts from the oil ...
Suicide attempts by self-poisoning have more than doubled in teens, young adults
A new study from Nationwide Children's Hospital and the Central Ohio Poison Center found rates of suicide attempts by self-poisoning ...
More than 100 organizations join the National Academy of Medicine in countering the opioid epidemic
The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) announced today that more than 100 organizations across the U.S. have joined NAM in ...
Association between high blood PCB levels and premature death
High levels of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in the blood are associated with premature death. This is shown by a cross-disciplinary ...
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