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Combinations of certain insecticides turn out to be lethal for honeybees

It's about time for the annual mass migration of honeybees to California, and new research is helping lower the chances the pollinators and their offspring will die while they're visiting the West Coast.

5 Feb 2019

The Truth About E-cigarettes: Quit Smoking this World Cancer Day

We asked Dr. Lion Shahab, one of the UK's leading experts on e-cigarettes and smoking, to provide the truth about the safety of vaping and for his advice to people giving up cigarettes this World Cancer Day.

4 Feb 2019

The T2B Infrastructure Center for Respiratory Disease set to enter into the final phase

The Korea Institute of Toxicology (KIT·Chief Dr. Song, Chang-woo) National Center for Efficacy Evaluation of Respiratory Disease Product (NCER·Chief Dr. Lee, Kyu-hong) obtained on January 10 the final decision from the Ministry of Health and Welfare that the T2B Infrastructure Center for Respiratory Disease would enter into the final phase (second phase) with funding of 3 billion KRW over two years.

4 Feb 2019

Insect-borne microbes outperform soil bacteria in stopping certain dangerous antibiotic-resistant pathogens

Medicine was transformed in the 20th century by the discovery and development of antibiotics, the vast majority of which came from one source: soil bacteria.

4 Feb 2019

Rhomboid enzymes warp space to break cellular speed limit

Johns Hopkins researchers have found that rhomboid enzymes, which are special proteins that cut other proteins, are able to break the “cellular speed limit” as they move through the cell membrane.

1 Feb 2019

E-cigarette flavorings shown to be harmful to the human lungs

Scientists have discovered that two chemicals that are commonly used to flavor e-cigarettes can cause harm to the human lungs.

1 Feb 2019

Chemicals used to flavor e-cigs may impair lung function

Two chemicals widely used to flavor electronic cigarettes may be impairing the function of cilia in the human airway, according to a new study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

1 Feb 2019

Warmer water and chemical exposure influence gene expression in North American fish

Warmer water temperatures, combined with low-level exposure to chemicals already known to be harmful to aquatic life, influence the expression of genes in the offspring of an abundant North American fish species - and threaten organisms whose sex determination is sensitive to water temperature.

1 Feb 2019

Study shows how skin cancer hijacks the immune system to grow and spread

Scientists have uncovered molecules released by invasive skin cancer that reprogram healthy immune cells to help the cancer to spread.

31 Jan 2019

PFAS chemicals pass through the placenta to fetal tissues throughout pregnancy

In a study published in Environment International researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden show how PFAS industrial chemicals, which are used in many consumer products, pass through the placenta throughout pregnancy to accumulate in fetal tissue.

30 Jan 2019

Research shows how waterproofs using fluorochemicals are over-engineered for consumers

Rain-repelling fluorochemicals used in waterproof clothing can and should be phased out as unnecessary and environmentally harmful, textile researchers argue.

30 Jan 2019

People with sight problems could benefit from new surgical trial

People with sight problems could benefit from a surgical trial advance that has been shown to help restore the surface of the eye.

29 Jan 2019

EU research project is studying the effect of endocrine disruptors on metabolism

January 2019 saw the launch of the EU research project EDCMET, in which scientists from the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) are also involved.

28 Jan 2019

'Bug bombs' are ineffective at removing cockroaches from indoor environments

Total release foggers, commonly known as "bug bombs," are ineffective at removing cockroaches from indoor environments, according to a new study from North Carolina State University.

28 Jan 2019

New study reports presence of microplastics in common groundwater source

Microplastics contaminate the world's surface waters, yet scientists have only just begun to explore their presence in groundwater systems.

28 Jan 2019

Cancer Research UK announces £60 million funding to tackle global cancer challenges

Cancer Research UK announced today that it is funding three major new international research initiatives on the microbiome, chronic inflammation and why some cancers are specific to certain tissues and not others.

23 Jan 2019

Researchers create new micro-dispenser for storage and controlled release of liquids

Lab-on-a-chip technology could transform medicine in ways comparable with how microprocessors have changed our everyday lives - that is once it can be manufactured in a scalable cost-effective way. Researchers in Sweden now report a development that could speed this revolution up.

23 Jan 2019

Chemicals News and Research

Combinations of certain insecticides turn out to be lethal for honeybees

The Truth About E-cigarettes: Quit Smoking this World Cancer Day

The T2B Infrastructure Center for Respiratory Disease set to enter into the final phase

Insect-borne microbes outperform soil bacteria in stopping certain dangerous antibiotic-resistant pathogens

Rhomboid enzymes warp space to break cellular speed limit

E-cigarette flavorings shown to be harmful to the human lungs

Chemicals used to flavor e-cigs may impair lung function

Warmer water and chemical exposure influence gene expression in North American fish

Study shows how skin cancer hijacks the immune system to grow and spread

PFAS chemicals pass through the placenta to fetal tissues throughout pregnancy

Research shows how waterproofs using fluorochemicals are over-engineered for consumers

People with sight problems could benefit from new surgical trial

EU research project is studying the effect of endocrine disruptors on metabolism

'Bug bombs' are ineffective at removing cockroaches from indoor environments

New study reports presence of microplastics in common groundwater source

Cancer Research UK announces £60 million funding to tackle global cancer challenges

Researchers create new micro-dispenser for storage and controlled release of liquids

Top institutions in the U.S. win Cancer Research UK's Grand Challenge competition

Enemy number 1 - Air pollution and climate change top of WHO agenda

Exposure to certain chemicals may be linked to decrease in blood pressure during pregnancy

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