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Mice study helps understand how DiNP affects pregnancy

We are constantly exposed to phthalates in our environment through plastic products such as storage containers, medical devices, packages, fabrics, and toys.

1 Sep 2023

Explosive Hazard Identification in Pharmaceutical Process Development

Scitegrity, a leading company in chemical regulatory compliance, is excited to announce the expanded release of its Dangerous Goods Assessor for Pharmaceutical Process Development and safety teams.

From Scitegrity 1 Sep 2023

Intellegens and CPI awarded £1.6m Innovate UK grant to advance manufacture of oligonucleotide therapeutics with machine learning

Intellegens, a company applying machine learning (ML) to accelerate innovation in R&D, today announced that it has secured a £1.6m grant from Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), to apply ML in the emerging field of oligonucleotide therapies.

30 Aug 2023

New drug candidate reduces inflammation and improves memory in Alzheimer's mouse models

Though drug developers have achieved some progress in treating Alzheimer's disease with medicines that reduce amyloid-beta protein, other problems of the disease including inflammation, continue unchecked.

29 Aug 2023

Can the fermentation of foods enhance their antioxidant properties?

In a recent editorial published in Fermentation, researchers highlighted the use of fermentation as a means to increase the antioxidant potential of foods.

29 Aug 2023

Asian Americans have the highest PFAS exposure, study finds

Asian Americans have significantly higher exposure than other ethnic or racial groups to PFAS, a family of thousands of synthetic chemicals also known as "toxic forever" chemicals, Mount Sinai-led researchers report.

24 Aug 2023

E-cigarette usage nudges people toward quitting smoking, study shows

E-cigarettes do have value as a smoking cessation aid, according to a new study just released by a team of MUSC Hollings Cancer Center researchers.

18 Aug 2023

Study explores vaping trends among US adults with cardiovascular disease

A new paper discusses the trends in the use of e-cigarettes among American adults with pre-existing cardiovascular disease (CVD).

17 Aug 2023

Scientist receives $6.8M grant to study how environmental chemicals increase CVD risk

Exposure to environmental chemicals, including those in common plastic products, has been linked with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, or CVD, the leading cause of death worldwide. According to the World Health Organization, 17.9 million people died from CVDs in 2019.

16 Aug 2023

The interplay between immunity, the nervous system, and microbiota

Researchers review the influence of the gut microbiota on neural and immune network

15 Aug 2023

Wildfires, emissions from agriculture and farming may pose toxic threats to cognitive health

No amount of air pollution is good for the brain, but wildfires and the emissions resulting from agriculture and farming in particular may pose especially toxic threats to cognitive health, according to new research from the University of Michigan.

14 Aug 2023

Scientists develop new technique to "tattoo" living cells with nanomaterials

For now, cyborgs exist only in fiction, but the concept is becoming more plausible as science progresses.

10 Aug 2023

Exploring molecular mechanisms and genetic dysregulation in aging and age-associated diseases

Researchers review existing data on the molecular basis of senescence and neurodegeneration in age-related brain diseases.

10 Aug 2023

Particulate matter air pollution linked to increased cardiovascular disease death and disability worldwide

The impact of particulate matter air pollution on death and disability is on the rise worldwide, according to new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access, peer-reviewed journal of the American Heart Association.

9 Aug 2023

Pioneering study links testicular cancer among military personnel to ‘forever chemicals’

Gary Flook served in the Air Force for 37 years, as a firefighter at the now-closed Chanute Air Force Base in Illinois and the former Grissom Air Force Base in Indiana, where he regularly trained with aqueous film forming foam, or AFFF — a frothy white fire retardant that is highly effective but now known to be toxic.

9 Aug 2023

High-level BPA exposure may affect male fertility

Scientists discuss the effect of bisphenol A on human male fertility.

9 Aug 2023

As water reuse expands, proponents battle the ‘yuck’ factor

When Janet Cruz lost an April election for a Tampa City Council seat, she became a political casualty of an increasingly high-stakes debate over recycled water.

5 Aug 2023

Fully electrical proof-of-concept biosensor for detecting RNA cancer biomarker sequences in solution at the single-molecule level

A group of researchers investigated single-molecule electrical detection of ribonucleic acid (RNA) cancer biomarkers.

3 Aug 2023

Doctors sound alarm about child nicotine poisoning as vapes flood the US market

Hospital toxicologist Ryan Marino has seen up close the violent reactions of children poisoned by liquid nicotine from electronic cigarettes.

3 Aug 2023

The influence of electronic cigarette aerosol and cigarette smoke on cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, and renal functions in mice

The toxic effects of aerosol exposure from electronic cigarettes (ECs) and cigarette smoke (CS) on mice.

2 Aug 2023

Chemicals News and Research

Mice study helps understand how DiNP affects pregnancy

Explosive Hazard Identification in Pharmaceutical Process Development

Intellegens and CPI awarded £1.6m Innovate UK grant to advance manufacture of oligonucleotide therapeutics with machine learning

New drug candidate reduces inflammation and improves memory in Alzheimer's mouse models

Can the fermentation of foods enhance their antioxidant properties?

Asian Americans have the highest PFAS exposure, study finds

E-cigarette usage nudges people toward quitting smoking, study shows

Study explores vaping trends among US adults with cardiovascular disease

Scientist receives $6.8M grant to study how environmental chemicals increase CVD risk

The interplay between immunity, the nervous system, and microbiota

Wildfires, emissions from agriculture and farming may pose toxic threats to cognitive health

Scientists develop new technique to "tattoo" living cells with nanomaterials

Exploring molecular mechanisms and genetic dysregulation in aging and age-associated diseases

Particulate matter air pollution linked to increased cardiovascular disease death and disability worldwide

Pioneering study links testicular cancer among military personnel to ‘forever chemicals’

High-level BPA exposure may affect male fertility

As water reuse expands, proponents battle the ‘yuck’ factor

Fully electrical proof-of-concept biosensor for detecting RNA cancer biomarker sequences in solution at the single-molecule level

Doctors sound alarm about child nicotine poisoning as vapes flood the US market

The influence of electronic cigarette aerosol and cigarette smoke on cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, and renal functions in mice

Arrayed CRISPR Screening for Revolutionizing Target Discovery

Innovations in baculovirus–insect cell expression systems

Compound Management and its Crucial Role in Early Pharmaceutical Research

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