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Exercise and diet may reduce obesogenic effects of PFAS

A new study finds that perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances are associated with increases in weight, but exercise and diet may reduce the obesogenic effects of these environmental contaminants.

26 Sep 2018

EC takes action to stop more plastics from ending up on beaches

Over four fifths of the litter on European beaches is plastic, and over 50% is made of single-use plastic, according to a new scientific report.

25 Sep 2018

Columbia University announces winners of 2018 Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize

Columbia University has decided to award the Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize 2018.

24 Sep 2018

Researchers propose mechanism by which ASTN2 protein defects lead to brain disorders

In the brain, as in business, connections are everything. To maintain cellular associates, the outer surface of a neuron, its membrane, must express particular proteins--proverbial hands that reach out and greet nearby cells. And, like a creepily long handshake, surface molecules can overstay their welcome: A protein that lingers too long on the membrane may compromise the connections, or synapses, between cells.

24 Sep 2018

New research suggests power of zebrafish as tool for cancer drug discovery

The lab of Leonard Zon, MD, at Boston Children's Hospital has long been interested in making blood stem cells in quantity for therapeutic purposes.

24 Sep 2018

Study finds excess emissions from diesel cars produced by major auto manufacturers in Europe

In September 2015, the German automaker Volkswagen was found to have illegally cheated federal emissions tests in the United States, by intentionally programming emissions control devices to turn on only during laboratory testing.

21 Sep 2018

New research suggests link between PFAS chemicals and hyperthyroidism in pet cats

New research suggests that there may be a link between higher levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in the environment and higher levels of hyperthyroidism in pet cats as they age. The findings are published in

20 Sep 2018

$Interaction of chemical slurry and ancient shale in fracking wastewater causes radioactivity$

Interaction of chemical slurry and ancient shale in fracking wastewater causes radioactivity

Radioactivity in fracking wastewater comes from the interaction between a chemical slurry and ancient shale during the hydraulic fracturing process, according to Dartmouth College research.

19 Sep 2018

Sandalwood mimicking odorant could stimulate hair growth in humans

A chemical that mimics sandalwood has been found to have the ability to stimulate hair growth among humans finds a new study. This brings hope for people losing hair worldwide.

18 Sep 2018

FDA launches new comprehensive effort to educate kids about dangers of e-cigarettes

In the latest of a series of actions to address the epidemic of youth e-cigarette use, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration today launched "The Real Cost" Youth E-Cigarette Prevention Campaign, a new, comprehensive effort aimed at educating kids about the dangers of e-cigarettes.

18 Sep 2018

Babies exposed to higher levels of organochlorine compounds in womb may have worse lung function

Babies exposed to higher levels of organochlorine compounds in the womb go on to have worse lung function in childhood, according to new research presented today at the European Respiratory Society International Congress.

18 Sep 2018

Inequality issues persist even under new U.S. kidney transplant allocation system

The implementation of a new U.S. kidney transplant allocation system did not solve many of the inequities that low-income and minority kidney disease patients face, Drexel University College of Medicine researchers found in a new study published recently in the journal Clinical Transplantation.

18 Sep 2018

Study shows air pollution may be bad for the fetus

Soot and dust alters thyroid development in fetuses before they are born in smoggy cities, raising concern about health impacts later in life, new USC research shows.

17 Sep 2018

Study reveals mechanism underlying plants’ ability to signal defense

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have developed fluorescing plants and videoed them to find out how the plants defend against attack.

17 Sep 2018

FDA-approved 'safe' daily BPA exposure may contribute to insulin resistance

In a first study of its kind study, researchers have found that a common chemical consumers are exposed to several times a day may be altering insulin release.

17 Sep 2018

Replacement bisphenols cause reproductive defects in lab mice

Twenty years ago, researchers made the accidental discovery that the now infamous plastics ingredient known as bisphenol A or BPA had inadvertently leached out of plastic cages used to house female mice in the lab, causing a sudden increase in chromosomally abnormal eggs in the animals.

14 Sep 2018

Beauty products contain mixed chemicals that may harm women's hormones

As we go about our daily lives, we are exposed to many different chemicals that could have negative effects on our hormones.

14 Sep 2018

Dietary fiber may delay memory loss, brain inflammation during old age

As mammals age, immune cells in the brain known as microglia become chronically inflamed. In this state, they produce chemicals known to impair cognitive and motor function.

14 Sep 2018

Cocaine-addicted rats show long-lasting increases in number of orexin neurons

A study in cocaine-addicted rats reports long-lasting increases in the number of neurons that produce orexin—a chemical messenger important for sleep and appetite—that may be at the root of the addiction.

12 Sep 2018

Researchers develop mathematical model for monitoring, controlling spread of melioidosis

An international research team from the University of Leicester, Lomonosov Moscow State University, and the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology from Russia has developed a mathematical model for monitoring and controlling the spread of melioidosis in Southeast Asia.

12 Sep 2018

Chemicals News and Research

Exercise and diet may reduce obesogenic effects of PFAS

EC takes action to stop more plastics from ending up on beaches

Columbia University announces winners of 2018 Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize

Researchers propose mechanism by which ASTN2 protein defects lead to brain disorders

New research suggests power of zebrafish as tool for cancer drug discovery

Study finds excess emissions from diesel cars produced by major auto manufacturers in Europe

New research suggests link between PFAS chemicals and hyperthyroidism in pet cats

Interaction of chemical slurry and ancient shale in fracking wastewater causes radioactivity

Sandalwood mimicking odorant could stimulate hair growth in humans

FDA launches new comprehensive effort to educate kids about dangers of e-cigarettes

Babies exposed to higher levels of organochlorine compounds in womb may have worse lung function

Inequality issues persist even under new U.S. kidney transplant allocation system

Study shows air pollution may be bad for the fetus

Study reveals mechanism underlying plants’ ability to signal defense

FDA-approved 'safe' daily BPA exposure may contribute to insulin resistance

Replacement bisphenols cause reproductive defects in lab mice

Beauty products contain mixed chemicals that may harm women's hormones

Dietary fiber may delay memory loss, brain inflammation during old age

Cocaine-addicted rats show long-lasting increases in number of orexin neurons

Researchers develop mathematical model for monitoring, controlling spread of melioidosis

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