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Environmental pollutants found to worsen rheumatoid arthritis

Scientists have uncovered a link between the risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis and environmental pollutants, such as cigarette smoke.

19 Apr 2018

Portable sensor array to detect trapped humans after a calamity

The first step after buildings collapse from an earthquake, bombing or other disaster is to rescue people who could be trapped in the rubble. But finding entrapped humans among the ruins can be challenging.

18 Apr 2018

Gene affects some women's body fat distribution and increases their diabetes risk

A natural variation of the gene KLF14 causes some women to store fat on their bellies and hips and puts them at significantly increased risk of type 2 diabetes, new research reveals.

17 Apr 2018

Specific odors from malaria infected individuals attract more mosquitoes

Malaria causes the bodies of its human hosts to emit specific odors from the skin that make the hosts even more attractive to mosquitoes, which invites further bites and risks infection of more mosquitoes and wider transmission of the disease.

17 Apr 2018

Temperature has marked effect on toxicity of insecticides used for malaria control

Ambient temperature has a marked effect on the toxicity of the most commonly used insecticides for malaria control, according to a study led by ISGlobal, an institution supported by the "la Caixa" Foundation.

13 Apr 2018

TradeShow Talks with Metrohm

Metrohm is the market leader for ion analysis. Analytica is the most important trade show for us on a global scale.

From Metrohm USA Inc. 13 Apr 2018

Popular e-cigarette flavors produce different levels of toxins

The flavor of an e-cigarette may affect more than a consumer's taste buds, according to Penn State researchers who say the chemicals that make up different flavors also produce different levels of free radicals, toxins often associated with cancer and other diseases.

9 Apr 2018

Experts explore how degenerative processes impair the body's detoxification system

A poor diet and other risk factors can result in liver disease. This important metabolic organ can become fatty and inflamed. In the long term, this may result in irreversible and life-threatening organ damage (cirrhosis of the liver or 'shrunken liver').

9 Apr 2018

Bacteria that make high energy tiny carbon rings

Scientists have now bred bacteria that can create microscopic high energy carbon rings. This scientific breakthrough comes from Caltech scientists who have tweaked the enzymes of these bacteria in ways so that they can provide new molecular structures.

9 Apr 2018

Johns Hopkins scientist calls for more integration of epigenetics and genetics research

In a review article published April 5 in the New England Journal of Medicine, scientist Andrew Feinberg, M.D., calls for more integration between two fields of DNA-based research: genetics and epigenetics.

6 Apr 2018

Pregnant women’s fluoride exposure linked to lower IQ in babies, study shows

Pregnant women’s fluoride exposure is linked to lower IQ in their children at one- to three-years-old, according to a study published in Occupational & Environmental Medicine, and at levels commonly found in U.S. women, reports the Fluoride Action Network.

6 Apr 2018

Free Radical Formation in Electronic Cigarette Aerosols

An interview with Prof. John Richie, describing his presentation at Pittcon 2018 on free radical formation in electronic cigarette aerosols.

From Pittcon 5 Apr 2018

Older Americans are hooked on vitamins despite scarce evidence they work

When she was a young physician, Dr. Martha Gulati noticed that many of her mentors were prescribing vitamin E and folic acid to patients. Preliminary studies in the early 1990s had linked both supplements to a lower risk of heart disease.

4 Apr 2018

Study reports decline in exposure to flame retardants among children after phase-out

Exposure to flame retardants once widely used in consumer products has been falling, according to a new study by researchers at the Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health at Columbia's Mailman School of Public Health.

4 Apr 2018

Study finds high levels of hazardous chemicals in plastics collected from Lake Geneva

The first-ever chemical analysis of plastic collected from beaches around Lake Geneva detected cadmium, mercury and lead -- sometimes in very high concentrations that exceed the maximum permitted under EU law.

3 Apr 2018

Dining out may boost levels of health-harming phthalates in the body

Dining out more at restaurants, cafeterias and fast-food outlets may boost total levels of potentially health-harming chemicals called phthalates in the body, according to a study out today. Phthalates, a group of chemicals used in food packaging and processing materials, are known to disrupt hormones in humans and are linked to a long list of health problems.

29 Mar 2018

Research pinpoints potential weak link in bacterial wall-building protein

The wall that surrounds bacteria to shield them from external assaults has long been a tantalizing target for drug therapies. Indeed, some of modern medicine's most reliable antibiotics disarm harmful bacteria by disrupting the proteins that build their protective armor.

28 Mar 2018

Rubber ducks can be full of nasty bugs at bath time

Researchers have found that the cute little rubber ducks that float around in bath tubs and come in contact with potable water are homes to millions of bacteria and harmful microbes. They found that these toys contain water that’s seeped into them and when squeezed, they release this dirty water into the bath water. The water is rich in microbes that could be potentially “pathogenic” or disease causing especially among children, they write.

28 Mar 2018

Previously unknown feature of human anatomy identified

Researchers have identified a previously unknown feature of human anatomy with implications for the function of all organs, most tissues and the mechanisms of most major diseases.

27 Mar 2018

Study links essential oils to hormonal imbalances

A new study has found that common chemicals found in essential oils may have adverse health impacts, contrary to popular belief.

27 Mar 2018

Chemicals News and Research

Environmental pollutants found to worsen rheumatoid arthritis

Portable sensor array to detect trapped humans after a calamity

Gene affects some women's body fat distribution and increases their diabetes risk

Specific odors from malaria infected individuals attract more mosquitoes

Temperature has marked effect on toxicity of insecticides used for malaria control

TradeShow Talks with Metrohm

Popular e-cigarette flavors produce different levels of toxins

Experts explore how degenerative processes impair the body's detoxification system

Bacteria that make high energy tiny carbon rings

Johns Hopkins scientist calls for more integration of epigenetics and genetics research

Pregnant women’s fluoride exposure linked to lower IQ in babies, study shows

Free Radical Formation in Electronic Cigarette Aerosols

Older Americans are hooked on vitamins despite scarce evidence they work

Study reports decline in exposure to flame retardants among children after phase-out

Study finds high levels of hazardous chemicals in plastics collected from Lake Geneva

Dining out may boost levels of health-harming phthalates in the body

Research pinpoints potential weak link in bacterial wall-building protein

Rubber ducks can be full of nasty bugs at bath time

Previously unknown feature of human anatomy identified

Study links essential oils to hormonal imbalances

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