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Researchers develop novel compound known to reverse spread of malignant breast cancer cells

Researchers at Cardiff University are developing a novel compound known to reverse the spread of malignant breast cancer cells.

26 Jan 2014

Fluoridation fails as America's cavity crisis escalates

Today is the 69th birthday of water fluoridation – the top public health blunder of all time, reports the New York State Coalition Opposed to Fluoridation, Inc. (NYSCOF)

25 Jan 2014

Actavis signs agreement with Zhejiang Chiral to acquire Actavis Foshan, China

Actavis plc today announced that it has signed and completed an agreement for Zhejiang Chiral Medicine Chemicals Co., Ltd to acquire Actavis' interest in Actavis (Foshan) Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd., an Actavis subsidiary based in Foshan, China.

25 Jan 2014

Environmental endocrine disrupters may endanger embryonic heart valves

Exposure to environmental endocrine disrupters, such as bisphenol A, which mimic estrogen, is associated with adverse health effects. Bisphenol A is commonly found in plastic bottles and plastic food containers. New research from a team including Carnegie's Daniel Gorelick and Marnie Halpern on the effects of these chemicals on zebrafish shows that embryonic heart valves could be particularly in danger. It is published by Environmental Health Perspectives.

24 Jan 2014

Obese kids exposed to high levels of air pollutants are nearly 3 times as likely to have asthma

Obese children exposed to high levels of air pollutants were nearly three times as likely to have asthma, compared with non-obese children and lower levels of pollution exposure, report researchers at Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC).

23 Jan 2014

Researchers suggest new targets may provide druggable alternatives to Ewing's Sarcoma

Ewing's Sarcoma is an aggressive pediatric cancer, most commonly caused by the improper fusion of the gene EWS with the gene FLI1. Though the cause has long been known, therapeutic targeting of this fusion has to date proven very difficult.

22 Jan 2014

New study raises hope to successfully fight chytridiomycosis

An international team of researchers has made important progress in understanding the distribution of the deadly amphibian chytrid pathogen. In some regions, the deadly impact of the pathogen appears to be hampered by small predators, naturally occurring in freshwater bodies. These micropredators may efficiently reduce the number of free-swimming infectious stages (zoospores) by consuming them. This natural behavior will reduce the infection pressure on potential amphibian hosts and a goes a long way towards explaining the occurrence of chytridiomycosis, at least in temporal climatic regions.

21 Jan 2014

Allee effect in bacteria may cause tradeoff between population spread and survival

In 1859 an Australian farmer named Thomas Austin released 24 grey rabbits from Europe into the wild because it "could do little harm and might provide a touch of home, in addition to a spot of hunting."

21 Jan 2014

UCSF study finds widespread exposure to banned endocrine disrupters

Americans are being exposed to significantly lower levels of some phthalates that were banned from children's articles in 2008, but exposures to other forms of these chemicals are rising steeply, according to a study led by researchers at UC San Francisco.

17 Jan 2014

Breast cancer cells masquerade as neurons begin to form ultimately-deadly brain tumors

Treatment and "cure" of breast cancer doesn't ensure that the disease won't spread to the brain. Too often, sometimes years after an initial diagnosis and remission, breast cancer cells are discovered growing as new tumors within the brain. Now City of Hope researchers have found how this happens.

15 Jan 2014

Nottingham scientists use MRI technology to assist in treatment, diagnosis of irritable bowel syndrome

Scientists at The University of Nottingham are leading the world in exploiting MRI technology to assist in the treatment and diagnosis of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), a condition that causes serious inconvenience and discomfort to sufferers.

10 Jan 2014

Nottingham scientists exploit MRI technology to assist in the treatment of IBS

Scientists at The University of Nottingham are leading the world in exploiting MRI technology to assist in the treatment and diagnosis of Irritable Bowel Syndrome, a condition that causes serious inconvenience and discomfort to sufferers.

9 Jan 2014

Monitoring air pollution now possible with technological advances in air quality measurement methods

Launching a natural research experiment in Kathmandu, Nepal, this month using advanced monitoring methods to assess health risk from air pollution, environmental health scientist Rick Peltier at the University of Massachusetts Amherst hopes to demonstrate for the first time in a real-world setting that air pollution can and should be regulated based on toxicology variables rather than simply on the volume of particles in the air.

9 Jan 2014

Researchers use stem cells to study bone disorders from patients afflicted with genetic bone disease

Researchers have developed a new way to study bone disorders and bone growth, using stem cells from patients afflicted with a rare, genetic bone disease.

9 Jan 2014

Study raises hopes for new drugs to treat brain disorders associated with neurotransmitter imbalance

Although drugs have been developed that inhibit the imbalance of neurotransmitters in the brain - a condition which causes many brain disorders and nervous system diseases - the exact understanding of the mechanism by which these drugs work has not yet been fully understood.

8 Jan 2014

Synthetic cannabinoid molecule created for osteoarthritis

Chemical compounds synthesised in the laboratory, similar to those found in cannabis, could be developed as potential drugs to reduce the pain of osteoarthritis.

7 Jan 2014

New guidelines provide screening recommendations for people at higher risk of developing lung cancer

Alarmingly, more than 200,000 Americans will be diagnosed with lung cancer this year and nearly 160,000 people will die of the disease. In fact, according to the American Cancer Society, lung cancer takes more lives each year than colorectal, breast and prostate cancers combined.

7 Jan 2014

Researchers discover novel compounds that are hundreds of times more mutagenic

Researchers at Oregon State University have discovered novel compounds produced by certain types of chemical reactions - such as those found in vehicle exhaust or grilling meat - that are hundreds of times more mutagenic than their parent compounds which are known carcinogens.

6 Jan 2014

Unseen stream of rubbish flowing through London could be a serious threat to aquatic wildlife

Thousands of pieces of plastic have been discovered, submerged along the river bed of the upper Thames Estuary by scientists at Royal Holloway, University of London and the Natural History Museum.

3 Jan 2014

Scientists discover new class of cells expressing olfactory receptors in human airways

Your nose is not the only organ in your body that can sense cigarette smoke wafting through the air. Scientists at Washington University in St. Louis and the University of Iowa have showed that your lungs have odor receptors as well.

3 Jan 2014

Chemicals News and Research

Researchers develop novel compound known to reverse spread of malignant breast cancer cells

Fluoridation fails as America's cavity crisis escalates

Actavis signs agreement with Zhejiang Chiral to acquire Actavis Foshan, China

Environmental endocrine disrupters may endanger embryonic heart valves

Obese kids exposed to high levels of air pollutants are nearly 3 times as likely to have asthma

Researchers suggest new targets may provide druggable alternatives to Ewing's Sarcoma

New study raises hope to successfully fight chytridiomycosis

Allee effect in bacteria may cause tradeoff between population spread and survival

UCSF study finds widespread exposure to banned endocrine disrupters

Breast cancer cells masquerade as neurons begin to form ultimately-deadly brain tumors

Nottingham scientists use MRI technology to assist in treatment, diagnosis of irritable bowel syndrome

Nottingham scientists exploit MRI technology to assist in the treatment of IBS

Monitoring air pollution now possible with technological advances in air quality measurement methods

Researchers use stem cells to study bone disorders from patients afflicted with genetic bone disease

Study raises hopes for new drugs to treat brain disorders associated with neurotransmitter imbalance

Synthetic cannabinoid molecule created for osteoarthritis

New guidelines provide screening recommendations for people at higher risk of developing lung cancer

Researchers discover novel compounds that are hundreds of times more mutagenic

Unseen stream of rubbish flowing through London could be a serious threat to aquatic wildlife

Scientists discover new class of cells expressing olfactory receptors in human airways

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