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New study links prenatal chemical exposure to childhood obesity trajectories

Connections between prenatal exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals and the growth patterns of children's BMI.

20 Oct 2023

Could seaweeds be the superfood and medicine of the future?

Researchers consolidate the diverse nutritional and medicinal benefits of seaweeds, touting their potential in food, nutraceuticals, and pharmaceuticals. The study also highlights challenges and opportunities in industrial applications, calling for more research to optimize extraction and refinement processes.

2 Oct 2023

Study reveals neurological mechanism behind the perception of skin tightness

When we wash our face with a cleanser, our skin can start to feel tight. With the application of a favorite moisturizer, that feeling often goes away.

26 Sep 2023

‘Like a Russian roulette’: US military firefighters grapple with unknowns of PFAS exposure

A U.S. military firefighter for 32 years, Kurt Rhodes trained and performed his duties with aqueous film forming foam, or AFFF — a highly effective fire suppressant that he never knew contained PFAS chemicals, now known to be harmful to human health.

7 Sep 2023

IKIDS study receives new funding to explore how environmental exposures influence child health

Seven years after an initial $17.9 million award from the National Institutes of Health, the Illinois Kids Development Study at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign will receive approximately $13.7 million – awarded in two phases – to continue its work for another seven years.

5 Sep 2023

Ensuring colony counts remain precise and verifiable using a completely automated colony counting system

In this interview, NewsMedical speaks with Richard Edridge, Synbiosis Projects and Sales Manager for Synoptics, about AutoCOL, a completely automated colony counting system for fully traceable colony counts with every use.

From Synoptics Ltd 10 Aug 2023

Black women weigh emerging risks of ‘creamy crack’ hair straighteners

Deanna Denham Hughes was stunned when she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer last year. She was only 32. She had no family history of cancer, and tests found no genetic link. Hughes wondered why she, an otherwise healthy Black mother of two, would develop a malignancy known as a "silent killer."

1 Aug 2023

Pinto beans may have anti-inflammatory properties

Common beans are important food sources with high nutritional content. Bean seeds also contain phenolic compounds, which have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties that promote health.

28 Jul 2023

Microbial cell factories produce eco-friendly food and cosmetic compounds

Despite decades of global population growth, global food crisis seems to be at hand yet again because the food productivity is cut severely due to prolonged presence of abnormal weather from intensifying climate change and global food supply chain is deteriorated due to international conflicts such as wars exacerbating food shortages and nutritional inequality around the globe.

28 Jul 2023

HU3DINKS project to develop human tissue-based bioinks for 3D bioprinting

Biofabrication or 3D bioprinting aims to create tissue constructs for numerous applications including animal free testing, drug screening and regenerative medicine.

28 Jul 2023

Immunomodulatory effects of PFAS can impair health

Because they are persistant, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are also known as "chemicals for eternety".

18 Jul 2023

AI model accurately predicts which drugs may cause birth defects

Data scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York and colleagues have created an artificial intelligence model that may more accurately predict which existing medicines, not currently classified as harmful, may in fact lead to congenital disabilities.

17 Jul 2023

Study reveals how to customize artificial tears to alleviate dry eye symptoms

Compared to artificial tears, or eye drops, human tears are significantly more complex liquids, with a wide range of components including lipids, carbohydrates, proteins, water, and salt.

11 Jul 2023

Proposed PFAS rule would cost companies estimated $1B; lacks limits and cleanup requirement

A proposed federal rule calls for forcing companies to disclose whether their products contain toxic "forever" chemicals, the government's first attempt at cataloging the pervasiveness of PFAS across the United States.

10 Jul 2023

Three-dimensional epithelial lip area model developed for cosmetics research

KOSÉ Corporation (Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; President: Kazutoshi Kobayashi) has developed in collaborative research with Professor Kenji Izumi and his colleagues at Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences (Faculty of Dentistry) a three-dimensional epithelial model that reproduces the human lip area from the oral mucosa to the lips and surrounding skin, using cell culture.

29 Jun 2023

Rice U. chemist wins NSF award to investigate how heterogeneity affects chemical and biological processes

Rice University chemist Anatoly Kolomeisky has won an award from the National Science Foundation to investigate how heterogeneity affects chemical and biological processes.

16 Jun 2023

Experts identify a novel fucosylated heparan sulfate from the midgut gland of the Japanese scallop

Glycosaminoglycans (GAGs), including chondroitin sulfate (CS), heparan sulfate (HS), heparin, and hyaluronan are linear and acidic polysaccharides found in the extracellular matrix of all animal tissues. GAGs are widely used as functional ingredients in health products, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics, and are prepared from biological samples such as shark cartilage and porcine intestinal mucosa. Consequently, the demand for new sources of GAGs is ever-present. For example, the supply source of the anticoagulant heparin-;generally prepared from porcine intestinal mucosa in China-;was threatened by African swine fever in 2018.

15 Jun 2023

Bergamot fiber shows promise in battling neurodegenerative disorders

Bergamot fiber (BF), a byproduct of citrus fruit processing, shows antioxidant properties and protects against neurotoxicity induced by amyloid beta protein (Aβ), suggesting potential benefits for Alzheimer's disease treatment and waste reduction.

13 Jun 2023

Bamboo's hidden treasures: unveiling the possible health-boosting powers of leaf and sheath extracts

Researchers explored the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties of bamboo leaves and sheaths.

13 Jun 2023

Chronic exposure to lead, cadmium and arsenic associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease

Chronic exposure to low levels of lead, cadmium and arsenic through commonly used household items, air, water, soil and food is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, according to a new American Heart Association scientific statement published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access, peer-reviewed journal of the American Heart Association.

12 Jun 2023

Cosmetics News and Research

New study links prenatal chemical exposure to childhood obesity trajectories

Could seaweeds be the superfood and medicine of the future?

Study reveals neurological mechanism behind the perception of skin tightness

‘Like a Russian roulette’: US military firefighters grapple with unknowns of PFAS exposure

IKIDS study receives new funding to explore how environmental exposures influence child health

Ensuring colony counts remain precise and verifiable using a completely automated colony counting system

Black women weigh emerging risks of ‘creamy crack’ hair straighteners

Pinto beans may have anti-inflammatory properties

Microbial cell factories produce eco-friendly food and cosmetic compounds

HU3DINKS project to develop human tissue-based bioinks for 3D bioprinting

Immunomodulatory effects of PFAS can impair health

AI model accurately predicts which drugs may cause birth defects

Study reveals how to customize artificial tears to alleviate dry eye symptoms

Proposed PFAS rule would cost companies estimated $1B; lacks limits and cleanup requirement

Three-dimensional epithelial lip area model developed for cosmetics research

Rice U. chemist wins NSF award to investigate how heterogeneity affects chemical and biological processes

Experts identify a novel fucosylated heparan sulfate from the midgut gland of the Japanese scallop

Bergamot fiber shows promise in battling neurodegenerative disorders

Bamboo's hidden treasures: unveiling the possible health-boosting powers of leaf and sheath extracts

Chronic exposure to lead, cadmium and arsenic associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

From Puberty to Menopause: Clue’s CEO, Audrey Tsang on the Power of Femtech

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