Warning: Potentially Toxic Chemicals in Nearly Half of Household Dust Samples Tested
Chemicals commonly used in smartphone, television, and computer displays were found to be potentially toxic and present in nearly half of dozens of samples of…
Chemicals commonly used in smartphone, television, and computer displays were found to be potentially toxic and present in nearly half of dozens of samples of…
Animal testing will no longer be required to assess a group of deadly neurotoxins, thanks to University of Queensland-led research. Associate Professor Bryan Fry, of…
The highly anticipated Breaking Bad movie El Camino storyline focusing on drug production is more relevant than ever — with contamination of houses from methamphetamine…
Rural areas experience a higher rate of reported cases, as well as a higher rate during school months. A new study from Nationwide Children’s Hospital…
New research from MIT reveals how the immune system can create cancerous DNA mutations when fighting off infection. Chronic inflammation caused by disease or exposure…
Using high-speed screening technology to analyze DNA, a newly published study found that nanoparticles commonly added to consumer products can significantly damage DNA. Thousands of…
Scientists from the Max Planck Institute and the University of Lübeck have uncovered the mode of action for dimethyl fumarate, a drug that was recently…
Yale researchers find new hope for safe and novel painkillers from the venom of the Peruvian green velvet tarantula. Screening more than 100 spider toxins,…
The US EPA is initiating a new effort to see whether low doses of hormone-mimicking chemicals can harm human health and whether chemical testing should…
European researchers are going to monitor thousands of people by giving them smartphones, which will record the chemicals to which they are exposed to every…
Flame retardant chemicals, which are designed to slow household fires from burning through homes, have been found in worrisome quantities in US homes, long after…
A new study indicates that nesting birds that feed on insects that hatch in lake or stream-bed sediments make good biological monitors for pollution. The…
Canada and the US have started to restrict the use of rodent poisons based on blood thinners, as new research shows that the toxins accumulate…