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Study suggests database analysis better predicts toxicity of chemicals than animal testing

Advanced algorithms working from large chemical databases can predict a new chemical's toxicity better than standard animal tests, suggests a study led by scientists at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

12 Jul 2018

Study finds disrupted stress response in people with schizophrenia

Stressful situations affect the brain and body differently in people with schizophrenia compared to people without the mental illness or individuals at high risk for developing psychosis, a new CAMH study shows.

11 Jul 2018

New approach to analyze titanium dioxide nanoparticles in commercial sunscreens

Postnova Analytics has published a new application note that describes a new approach for analysis of titanium dioxide nanoparticles in commercial sunscreens.

From Postnova Analytics 6 Jul 2018

3D Printing Technology and Personalized Medicine

In this interview Dr. Serajuddin, Professor of Industrial Pharmacy at St John's University talks about personalized medicine and 3D printing technology.

From Thermo Fisher Scientific – Pharmaceutical and Biopharmaceutical Solutions 6 Jul 2018

Insight into health risks of tattoo inks

"Color pigments from tattoos do not remain locally restricted to the skin, they migrate in the body," explains BfR President, Professor Dr. Andreas Hensel.

3 Jul 2018

Research opens clever new way to attack cancer stem cells

Researchers are the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer are unraveling a crucial thread that explains why cancer so often becomes resistant to treatment.

3 Jul 2018

Bacteria use 'divide and conquer' strategy to defeat their enemies

Some bacteria can release toxins that provoke their neighbors into attacking each other, a tactic that could be exploited to fight infections.

3 Jul 2018

Individuals may react differently to environmental chemicals based upon genetic profile

Why do individuals respond differently to the same environment? Researchers from North Carolina State University and Oregon State University have pinpointed a genetic difference in zebrafish tied to differing responses to the same environmental chemical.

30 Jun 2018

Study: Administration of endocrine disruptor causes epigenetic changes in pregnant sow's DNA

The public debate on endocrine disrupting chemicals- exogenous substances that have the same or similar effects as endogenous hormones - has been going on for some time.

30 Jun 2018

NMR technique reveals the cause of synergistic toxicity in nanomaterials

A new study finds reason for caution - a clear emergence of toxicity -- in nanomaterial product formulations, but it also provides an early testing technique that could help the industry continue to move forward.

30 Jun 2018

Strategies to ensure safety of chemical mixtures

Every day we are exposed to low levels of hundreds of different manmade chemicals present for example in our food, consumer products and the air we breathe.

29 Jun 2018

Frequent handwashing and house cleaning can effectively lower exposure to flame retardants

Washing your hands and cleaning your house frequently may help to lower your contact with common flame-retardant chemicals, according to a new study by researchers at the Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health.

28 Jun 2018

Serotonin enhances speed of learning, study finds

An international team from the Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown, in Portugal, and the University College London, in the UK, has uncovered a previously unknown effect of serotonin on learning.

26 Jun 2018

Oxygen-starved tumors have an Achilles' heel that could be targeted with drugs

A tumor's goal is simple: to grow, grow, grow, by making more cancer cells. But that often means growing so fast that the oxygen supply gets scarce, at which point cells within the tumor start to suffocate.

25 Jun 2018

Study: Oxidative stress can be used against tumors to treat cancer

Oxidative stress can help tumors thrive, but one way novel cancer treatments work is by pushing levels to the point where it instead helps them die, scientists report.

21 Jun 2018

$Study shows fat cells increase in size and number upon exposure to fracking chemicals$

Chemicals News and Research

Study suggests database analysis better predicts toxicity of chemicals than animal testing

Study finds disrupted stress response in people with schizophrenia

New approach to analyze titanium dioxide nanoparticles in commercial sunscreens

3D Printing Technology and Personalized Medicine

Insight into health risks of tattoo inks

Research opens clever new way to attack cancer stem cells

Bacteria use 'divide and conquer' strategy to defeat their enemies

Individuals may react differently to environmental chemicals based upon genetic profile

Study: Administration of endocrine disruptor causes epigenetic changes in pregnant sow's DNA

NMR technique reveals the cause of synergistic toxicity in nanomaterials

Strategies to ensure safety of chemical mixtures

Frequent handwashing and house cleaning can effectively lower exposure to flame retardants

Serotonin enhances speed of learning, study finds

Oxygen-starved tumors have an Achilles' heel that could be targeted with drugs

Study: Oxidative stress can be used against tumors to treat cancer

Study shows fat cells increase in size and number upon exposure to fracking chemicals

Researchers develop new microscope system that can image living tissue in real time

Common ingredient in toothpaste and hand wash could contribute to antibiotic resistance

Skin tone makes big difference in diagnosis and treatment of dermatologic conditions

Gut microbiome may be potential contributor to depression, anxiety in people with obesity

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