Chemicals News and Research

RSS

Research will help improve diagnosis of disease in newborn babies from urine samples

New research will help health-care practitioners to more accurately diagnose disease and illness in newborn babies from urine samples, according to a study by researchers at the University of Alberta and the Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas.

16 Jul 2020

American beautyberry leaf extract boosts antibiotic's activity against 'superbug'

Scientists discovered a compound in the leaves of a common shrub, the American beautyberry, that boosts an antibiotic's activity against antibiotic-resistant staph bacteria.

16 Jul 2020

Disease-carrying mosquitoes fly free as health departments focus on coronavirus

The U.S. public health system has been starved for decades and lacks the resources necessary to confront the worst health crisis in a century. Read the investigation from KHN and The Associated Press.

16 Jul 2020

Exposure to flaring at oil and gas production sites linked to higher odds of preterm birth

Researchers from USC and UCLA have found that exposure to flaring -- the burning off of excess natural gas -- at oil and gas production sites is associated with 50% higher odds of preterm birth, compared with no exposure.

15 Jul 2020

People with accelerated biological age at increased risk of COVID-19 symptom severity and mortality

Now, a new study published on the preprint server medRxiv in July 2020 discusses the explanation in terms of the biological aging markers in patients with severe disease, rather than the chronological age.

13 Jul 2020

New method can enhance the effectiveness of bacteria used in biotechnological applications

Scientists have developed a new computational technique that can be used to enhance the effectiveness of bacteria used in biotechnological applications.

13 Jul 2020

Electro-oxidation process can revolutionize the field of wastewater treatment

Pesticides, pharmaceutical products, and endocrine disruptors are some of the emerging contaminants often found in treated domestic wastewater, even after secondary treatment.

9 Jul 2020

BIA Separations signs new distribution agreements with two companies in Asia

BIA Separations, a leading bio-chromatography development and manufacturing company, today announced it has signed agreements with Bioscience companies, GeneX India Biosciences Pvt. Ltd. and IT Technologies Pte. Ltd.

9 Jul 2020

Researchers propose novel approach to limit life-threatening complications related to COVID-19

Patients with severe COVID-19 frequently experience a life-threatening immune reaction, sometimes called a cytokine storm, which can lead to respiratory failure, organ damage and potentially death.

8 Jul 2020

UC Santa Cruz- led research center focuses on botanical natural products

Although millions of people take plant-based dietary supplements or herbal medicines, understanding the effects of these natural products on human health has proven to be extremely challenging.

8 Jul 2020

Novel method helps assess health risks of hormone-disrupting chemicals in drinking water

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have developed a new method that can make it easier for public authorities to assess the health risks of hormone-disrupting chemicals in the environment.

8 Jul 2020

Rice engineers find efficient catalyst for destroying PFAS 'forever' chemicals

Rice University chemical engineers found an efficient catalyst for destroying PFAS "forever" chemicals where they least expected.

7 Jul 2020

Faulty immune response to SARS-CoV-2 one of the main causes of death

A new study published on the preprint server medRxiv in July 2020 describes the organ and tissue-specific spread of the virus causing the current COVID-19 pandemic, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).

7 Jul 2020

Food sellers across Sub-Saharan Africa are using toxic chemicals to improve the look of meat, fish

Toxic chemicals are being used by food sellers across Sub-Saharan Africa to improve the look of meat and fish, scientists and food inspectors say, putting the health of millions at risk.

3 Jul 2020

Study provides new insights into the mystery of scent

The premiere of the movie Scent of Mystery in 1960 marked a singular event in the annals of cinema: the first, and last, motion picture debut "in glorious Smell-O-Vision."

2 Jul 2020

SARS-CoV-2 infection modeling in iPSC-derived type 2 cells

The most fatal form of COVID-19 disease is acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), caused by direct viral injury as well as indirect noxious effects caused by cytotoxic chemicals and inflammatory processes. A new study published on the preprint server bioRxiv* in June 2020 shows that this is partly due to the rapid onset of inflammation caused by the infection of type 2 alveolar cells with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).

2 Jul 2020

Repurposed drug for acute lung injury in COVID-19

Now, a new study addresses the possible use of an FDA-approved monoclonal antibody, called fostamatinib, a spleen tyrosine kinase inhibitor (SYK), to reduce the levels of mucin-1, a molecule associated with acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). People who have severe COVID-19 disease may develop ARDS.

2 Jul 2020

Chemicals News and Research

Research will help improve diagnosis of disease in newborn babies from urine samples

American beautyberry leaf extract boosts antibiotic's activity against 'superbug'

Disease-carrying mosquitoes fly free as health departments focus on coronavirus

Exposure to flaring at oil and gas production sites linked to higher odds of preterm birth

People with accelerated biological age at increased risk of COVID-19 symptom severity and mortality

New method can enhance the effectiveness of bacteria used in biotechnological applications

Electro-oxidation process can revolutionize the field of wastewater treatment

BIA Separations signs new distribution agreements with two companies in Asia

Researchers propose novel approach to limit life-threatening complications related to COVID-19

UC Santa Cruz- led research center focuses on botanical natural products

Novel method helps assess health risks of hormone-disrupting chemicals in drinking water

Rice engineers find efficient catalyst for destroying PFAS 'forever' chemicals

Faulty immune response to SARS-CoV-2 one of the main causes of death

Food sellers across Sub-Saharan Africa are using toxic chemicals to improve the look of meat, fish

Study provides new insights into the mystery of scent

SARS-CoV-2 infection modeling in iPSC-derived type 2 cells

Repurposed drug for acute lung injury in COVID-19

Researchers show how upregulation of a single gene by SARs-CoV-2 can trigger cytokine storm

Sugar consumption is linked with larger fat deposits around the heart, abdomen

New study comprehensively profiles environmental factors linked to childhood obesity

Latest eBooks

Industry Focus eBook - Analytical Chemistry (3rd edition)

Industry Focus eBook - Microbiome (1st edition)

Industry Focus eBook - Cell biology (5th edition)

Advancing degrader and proximity-based drug development

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo