Prenatal Exposure to Insecticide Chlorpyrifos Linked to Alterations in Brain Structure and Cognition
While chlorpyrifos is no longer registered for household use in the United States, it continues to be widely used around the world, as well as…
The cause célèbre of plastic litter in the ocean is the Texas-sized, swirling island of plastic debris thousands of miles off the coast of California…
Neuropathic pain, caused by nerve or tissue damage, is the culprit behind many cases of chronic pain. It can be the result of an accident…
A study of both city slickers and country bumpkins has shown that those living in urban areas are almost twice as likely as are their…
In the United States, a warming climate makes for a brutal allergy season, which may become even worse in the future. Watery eyes, runny noses…
If you thought the bacteria that line our gut were pretty personal, think again. They influence our digestion, risk of disease, and even our behaviour.…
Hundreds of illegal waste dumps in Italy may be causing nearby residents to age faster than they should. An area of Italy’s Campania region –…
Vitamin D may be known as the sunshine vitamin, but a new research report appearing in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology shows that it is…
The findings from a new study have suggested that life-long, low-level lead exposure is associated with increased reports of depression and anxiety that are related…
New research by entomologists at the University of California suggests selenium – a trace mineral used as a superconductor in the electronics industry – can…
New research has discovered that women exposed to low levels of a common stain repellent while in the womb, are three times as likely to…
As nanoparticles increasingly make their way into consumer products and the environment, toxicologists want to understand their effects on human health. Ideally, theyd like to…
New research has found that a protein with growing importance in medical applications can be recovered from leather tanning waste and tailor-made for different purposes…
Researchers from the University of Boston and MIT have reported that guanine oxidation is at the heart of the cell-killing abilities of many common antibiotics.…
Researchers have discovered that sand filtration might work as well to remove oestrogen from wastewater as expensive and more technologically complex methods. The findings from…
In a new study of more than 1,200 Asian women, those who took aspirin at least a couple of times a week had a much…
A new study by researchers at Dominican University of California show that breast cancer cells become increasingly aggressive the longer they are exposed to small…
According to the findings of a new study, older adults who get thorough dental cleanings may be somewhat less likely to have a heart attack…
We are surrounded by a constantly changing magnetic field, be it Earth’s or those emanating from devices, such as cell phones. Carlos Martino, an assistant…
A new study by researchers in China has revealed that Chinese workers who are exposed to silica dust in mines, and pottery and gemstone factories…