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Posted on31/01/2012Gossip

Coatings Influence Nanoparticle Toxicity

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To understand the toxicity of nanoparticles, most scientists have focused on the materialsÂ’ metal cores. But now researchers have shown that the chemicals that decorate…

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Posted on31/01/2012Gossip

Office Workers Spend Too Much Time at Their Desks, Experts Say

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In a typical working week, people spend on average 5 hours and 41 minutes per day sitting at their desk and 7 hours sleeping at…

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Posted on31/01/2012Gossip

Molecules To Protect The Brain From Nerve Gas

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A new family of oxime compounds can cross the blood-brain barrier in mice and protect the animals from nerve gas poisoning (J. Med. Chem., DOI:…

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Posted on31/01/2012Gossip

Wood-Burning Stoves: Harmful or Safe?

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Wood-burning stoves are a popular source of heating in many countries. However in recent years there has been much debate about the potential negative health…

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Posted on31/01/2012Gossip

Why Coffee Drinking Reduces the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes

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Why do heavy coffee drinkers have a lower risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, a disease on the increase around the world that can lead…

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Posted on31/01/201228/06/2018Gossip

First Link Between Potentially Toxic PFCs in Office Air and in Office Workers’ Blood

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In a new study, researchers have reported that the indoor air in offices is an important source of worker exposure to potentially toxic substances released…

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Posted on31/01/2012Gossip

Nurses’ miscarriages linked to chemicals at work

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A new study has found that nurses who worked with chemotherapy drugs or sterilising chemicals were twice as likely to have a miscarriage as their…

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Posted on31/01/201228/06/2018Gossip

Magnesium-rich diet may lower stroke risk: study

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A new international analysis covering some 250,000 people, has found that those who eat lots of magnesium-rich foods such as leafy green vegetables, nuts and…

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Posted on31/01/201228/06/2018Gossip

How much iodine is too much?

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Iodine deficiency is a major health problem worldwide, but a new study highlights the potential downsides of too much iodine. Iodine is a mineral found…

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Posted on31/01/201228/06/2018Gossip

Lead poisoning common in Burmese refugee kids

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According to the findings of a new government study, many Burmese refugee children bound for the United States may have dangerously high levels of lead…

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Posted on31/01/201228/06/2018Gossip

One in three lack vitamin D

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According to a new study involving more than 11,000 adults from around the country, almost one third of Australian adults are suffering vitamin D deficiency.…

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Posted on31/01/201228/06/2018Gossip

Exercise cuts bowel cancer risk

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Researchers at the University of Western Australia (UWA) and the Western Australian Institute for Medical Research (WAIMR) have discovered that people who engage in vigorous…

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Posted on31/01/201228/06/2018Gossip

Sunlight and Bunker Oil a Fatal Combination for Pacific Herring

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A new study by the University of California, Davis, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has reported that the 2007 Cosco Busan disaster, which…

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Posted on31/01/201228/06/2018Gossip

Fungi: An Unexpected Ally Against Hazardous Lead Pollution

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A new study has revealed that fungi may be an unexpected ally in our efforts to keep hazardous lead under control. That’s based on the…

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Posted on25/01/2012Technical

Sustainable and safe design of footwear integrating ecological footprint and risk criteria

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The ecodesign of a product implies that different potential environmental impacts of diverse nature must be taken into account considering its whole life cycle, apart…

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Posted on25/01/201228/06/2018Technical

Kinetic and safety parameters analysis for 1,1,- di-(tert-butylperoxy)-3,3,5-trimethylcyclohexane in isothermal and non-isothermal conditions

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Over the past 30 years, the field of thermal analysis of organic peroxides has become an important issue in Chemical engineering departments, safety departments, and…

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Posted on25/01/2012Technical

Study on the interaction of phthalate esters to human serum albumin by steady-state and time-resolved fluorescence and circular dichroism spectroscopy

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Phthalate esters (PAEs) are globally pervasive contaminants that are considered to be endocrine disruptor chemicals and toxic environmental priority pollutants. In this paper, the interactions…

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Posted on25/01/201228/06/2018Technical

Use of comprehensive screening methods to detect selective human CAR activators

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The so-called human xenosensors, constitutive androstane receptor (hCAR), pregnane X receptor (hPXR) and aryl hydrocarbon receptor (hAhR), participate in drug metabolism and transport as well…

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Posted on25/01/2012Technical

Study on analytical method for the determination of trace polychlorinated biphenyls in human hair

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In this study, hair samples were incubated in 6 mol/L hydrochloric acid solution extracted with hexane/dichloromethane (4:1), purified by a multi-column and analysed for 32…

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Posted on25/01/201228/06/2018Technical

Determination of hydroxylated polybrominated diphenyl ethers in human serum by ultra performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry

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A new method has been developed for the simultaneous analysis of five hydroxylated polybrominated di-Ph ethers (HO-PBDEs) in human serum using ultra performance liquid chromatography-electrospray…

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