Toxicology – Page 4
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ResearchPoison dart frog toxin made in mirror image
Toxin’s non-natural enantiomer offers new tool to probe nerve disorders
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NewsWHO cancer agency criticised for outdated chemical risk methods
Criticism of carcinogenicity assessments that place processed meat in the same category as mustard gas
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ResearchWhat's your nano poison?
Informatics tool helps researchers visualise complex toxicity datasets
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ResearchGlowing polymer highlights mercury in fish
Portable fluorescent probe allows quick and easy detection of toxic pollutant
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ResearchProbable carcinogens found in e-cigarette vapour
Vaping emits harmful compounds – including propylene glycol and glycerine – as solvents are broken down by heat
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NewsNo health effects from chemicals from West Virginia spill
January 2014 leak from Freedom Industries’ site at levels too low to harm people’s health
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NewsUS urged to curb chemicals that harm brain development
NIH-backed coalition calls for immediate action to reduce developmental toxicant exposures
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NewsHigher lead levels in blood of Flint’s young children
US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports levels of lead are of concern
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PodcastTetraethyl lead
For decades, automobile fuel had a dangerous additive: Tetraethyl lead. Matt Gunther explains why a toxic compound was added to our fuel
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NewsLack of data on BPA exposure in developing countries
Few studies focus on developing countries where regulations around BPA use are less strict
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OpinionWhy we need an allergic reaction
Michael Walker calls for a grand vision to protect people with food allergy
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OpinionCan we wait for e-cigarette trials?
Safety data is needed but is not a reason to ignore vaping now, says Thomas Hartung
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NewsUpdated European regulation spells uncertainty for food nanomaterials
Questions over nanomaterial definition could hamper use in foods
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News‘Map’ of chemical landscape could cut animal testing
Searchable database of 10,000 chemicals could help to create safety profiles for untested compounds
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NewsDoubts raised about key BPA substitute
Mounting research suggests a favoured bisphenol A replacement has similar biological effects and may be no safer
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ResearchBoost for non-animal toxicology testing
Thousands of compounds have been screened in a bid to develop in vitro toxicity tests
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OpinionRethinking risk assessment
Toxicologists must embrace better ways of accounting for low dose effects, argue Annamaria Colacci and Nicole Kleinstreuer
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Research
Early lead exposure linked to sleep problems
Researchers find lead exposure in early childhood is associated with sleep difficulties later on