Toxicology

Toxicology is the study of harmful interactions between chemical, physical, or biological agents and biological systems.

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Fentanyl abuse impairs cardiac cell function and contributes to heart rhythm defects

Fentanyl abuse impairs cardiac cell function and contributes to heart rhythm defects

Killifish study reveals multi-generational impacts of exposure to crude oil and flame retardants

Killifish study reveals multi-generational impacts of exposure to crude oil and flame retardants

Investigating toxicity of common bisphenol replacements in food packaging

Investigating toxicity of common bisphenol replacements in food packaging

Excess deaths in Maui highlight hidden impact of wildfires

Excess deaths in Maui highlight hidden impact of wildfires

AI predicts designer drug structures for improved detection

AI predicts designer drug structures for improved detection

Heated herbal product delivers nicotine with fewer toxins

Heated herbal product delivers nicotine with fewer toxins

PFAS exposure increases risk of weight regain after adolescent bariatric surgery

PFAS exposure increases risk of weight regain after adolescent bariatric surgery

Natural gut molecule reverses liver damage and repairs gut lining

Natural gut molecule reverses liver damage and repairs gut lining

VCU Massey pioneers clinical trial of novel GGT-1 inhibitor PTX-100

VCU Massey pioneers clinical trial of novel GGT-1 inhibitor PTX-100

Agricultural dust exposure may pose significant risks to gut health

Agricultural dust exposure may pose significant risks to gut health

Lead exposure in early life linked to faster memory loss in children

Lead exposure in early life linked to faster memory loss in children

Multi-contaminant water treatment could prevent tens of thousands of cancer cases

Multi-contaminant water treatment could prevent tens of thousands of cancer cases

Early life exposure to PFHxA may impact male brain development

Early life exposure to PFHxA may impact male brain development

EU researchers call for wider use of alternatives to animal testing

EU researchers call for wider use of alternatives to animal testing

‘MAHA Report’ calls for fighting chronic disease, but Trump and Kennedy have yanked funding

‘MAHA Report’ calls for fighting chronic disease, but Trump and Kennedy have yanked funding

Researchers find gut bacteria rapidly soak up ‘forever chemicals’

Researchers find gut bacteria rapidly soak up ‘forever chemicals’

Disposable vapes found to emit more toxic metals than traditional cigarettes

Disposable vapes found to emit more toxic metals than traditional cigarettes

Synthetic opioids and designer benzodiazepines linked to driving impairment

Synthetic opioids and designer benzodiazepines linked to driving impairment

Scaling 3D biology: Automation, imaging, and the future of high-throughput research

Scaling 3D biology: Automation, imaging, and the future of high-throughput research

Mount Sinai receives NIH grant to study overdoses linked to synthetic opioids

Mount Sinai receives NIH grant to study overdoses linked to synthetic opioids

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