Based on the findings from a new study, the levels of the environmental pollutant perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) that mothers had in their blood during pregnancy…
New research involving more than half a million Australians has revealed that more than one in three people visiting their General Practitioner records a high…
Billions of engineered nanoparticles in foods and pharmaceuticals are ingested by humans daily, and new Cornell research warns they may be more harmful to health…
In many areas urban planners have begun to incorporate physical activity considerations into neighbourhood design. But simply designing cities that encourage people to be more…
According to a new study published recently in the journal Environmental Science & Technology, children may be receiving the highest exposure to nanoparticles of titanium…
Chronic exposure to cadmium, which primarily occurs through diet and smoking, damages the kidneys, weakens bones, and may increase cancer risk. The metal is also…
Media reports of food-safety lapsesfrom low-level detection of the fungicide carbendazim in orange juice last month to adulteration of milk with melamine in 2008have heightened…
The results of a new study have revealed that children living next to driveways or parking lots coated with coal tar are exposed to significantly…
Working as part of a class-action legal settlement with DuPont, a science panel appointed by the Wood County Circuit Court recently announced the first probable…
According to a new study of pregnant women who live in New Hampshire, eating even relatively modest levels of rice – about a half a…
Researchers have discovered that living in a crowded city or near a busy highway may be tied to a higher chance of having a stroke…
French farmer Paul Francois says he suffered all three neurological problems after inhaling a weedkiller made by biotech giant Monsanto in 2004. Recently, a French…
Electric cars have been heralded as environmentally friendly, but findings from University of Tennessee researchers have shown that electric cars in China have an overall…
Regulations on mercury emissions in Europe have led to a steady decline in mercury entering the environment since the 1990s, so government scientists in Norway…
UV-B wavelengths are the most powerful part of the daylight spectrum and are potentially damaging both to humans and plants. However, plants rarely show signs…
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According to researchers, antibiotics don’t help fight most sinus infections, although doctors routinely prescribe them for that purpose. The medications are known to fuel the…
According to a new study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the metal copper, allows mice to detect some particularly…
Eating fructose over an extended period of time does not lead to an increase in blood pressure, according to researchers at St. Michael’s Hospital. A…
In a new study, researchers from the University of British Columbia used the Canadian Light Source synchrotron, to reveal one of the molecular mechanisms that…