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Toxicology
Toxicology: the branch of science concerned with the nature, effects, and detection of poisons.
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NOV 08, 2024Earth & The Environment
Right now, plastics are wreaking havoc on the environment. While plastics have been very useful, they are also quite tou ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 08, 2024Microbiology
Colon cancer is a particularly deadly form of cancer, and the incidence of the disease is rising, especially among young ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 26, 2024Earth & The Environment
A new study reported in BMJ Global Health is highlighting the significant cost of bottled water. The study has estimated ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 08, 2024Earth & The Environment
New research has suggested that personal vehicles are laden with flame retardants that are suspected carcinogens, and th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 22, 2024Microbiology
The human gut microbiome contains a wide range of organisms, including different bacteria, viruses, and fungi, including ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 07, 2024Earth & The Environment
Plastics are ubiquitous in our society. Made from petroleum products, this highly durable material has what seems like a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 18, 2024Earth & The Environment
Pesticides are frequently used in agriculture, and the term can refer to herbicides, which target weeds; insecticides th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 01, 2024Earth & The Environment
Radon is a natural gas that is odorless, invisible, and radioactive. It's generated by the breakdown of metals like uran ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 07, 2024Earth & The Environment
Mercury (Hg) is an extremely toxic element. The use of mercury in industry is being phased out in many places ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 02, 2024Earth & The Environment
Plastics are made from fossil fuels, and plastic production is a major contributor to climate change. Plastic is a tough ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 27, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
Even a small amount of red wine can give some people a headache. Scientists have now identified the culprit.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 10, 2023Microbiology
Rotifers are a type of microscopic zooplankton that lives in freshwater ecosystems and oceans around the world. Ne resea ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 03, 2023Clinical & Molecular DX
In recent years, a growing body of evidence has suggested that air pollution exposure is linked to neurodegenerative dis ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 30, 2023Genetics & Genomics
A small study has identified common features among infants born to women who used fentanyl during their pregnancies.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 25, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Diets that contain high levels of the nutrient selenium may help stave off myeloid leukemia, suggests new research publi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 16, 2023Earth & The Environment
Glyphosate is an active ingredient in the most commonly used herbicide in the world, Roundup.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 31, 2023Earth & The Environment
Plastics have become a major problem, particularly when it comes to single-use, disposable plastics that are commonly us ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 28, 2023Earth & The Environment
Freshwater ecosystems are a crucial part of the world's climate; they provide a habitat for a wide variety of plants and ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 25, 2023Clinical & Molecular DX
New research has highlighted a disorder that is affecting people who cut, grind, or polish artificial stone slabs made f ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 12, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
Asp caterpillars are also known as Megalopyge opercularis; one is seen in this image from the University of Queensland, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 25, 2023Microbiology
Plastic waste is a major problem around the world... But, one that microbes could help us tackle.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 18, 2023Clinical & Molecular DX
A new report in the Journal of Parkinson's Disease has suggested that a common chemical used in dry cleaning, decaffeina ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 25, 2023Health & Medicine
MRI scans are powerful diagnostic tools. In the 1990s they became commonly used, and contrast agents that contain the ra ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 19, 2023Clinical & Molecular DX
We spend a lot of time indoors, and indoor air quality can have a significant impact on our health. Indoor pollutants ca ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
NOV 08, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Right now, plastics are wreaking havoc on the environment. While plastics have been very useful, they are also quite tou
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 08, 2024
Microbiology
Colon cancer is a particularly deadly form of cancer, and the incidence of the disease is rising, especially among young
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 26, 2024
Earth & The Environment
A new study reported in BMJ Global Health is highlighting the significant cost of bottled water. The study has estimated
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 08, 2024
Earth & The Environment
New research has suggested that personal vehicles are laden with flame retardants that are suspected carcinogens, and th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 22, 2024
Microbiology
The human gut microbiome contains a wide range of organisms, including different bacteria, viruses, and fungi, including
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 07, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Plastics are ubiquitous in our society. Made from petroleum products, this highly durable material has what seems like a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 18, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Pesticides are frequently used in agriculture, and the term can refer to herbicides, which target weeds; insecticides th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 01, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Radon is a natural gas that is odorless, invisible, and radioactive. It's generated by the breakdown of metals like uran
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 07, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Mercury (Hg) is an extremely toxic element. The use of mercury in industry is being phased out in many places ...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 02, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Plastics are made from fossil fuels, and plastic production is a major contributor to climate change. Plastic is a tough
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 27, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Even a small amount of red wine can give some people a headache. Scientists have now identified the culprit.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 10, 2023
Microbiology
Rotifers are a type of microscopic zooplankton that lives in freshwater ecosystems and oceans around the world. Ne resea
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 03, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
In recent years, a growing body of evidence has suggested that air pollution exposure is linked to neurodegenerative dis
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 30, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
A small study has identified common features among infants born to women who used fentanyl during their pregnancies.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 25, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Diets that contain high levels of the nutrient selenium may help stave off myeloid leukemia, suggests new research publi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 16, 2023
Earth & The Environment
Glyphosate is an active ingredient in the most commonly used herbicide in the world, Roundup.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 31, 2023
Earth & The Environment
Plastics have become a major problem, particularly when it comes to single-use, disposable plastics that are commonly us
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 28, 2023
Earth & The Environment
Freshwater ecosystems are a crucial part of the world's climate; they provide a habitat for a wide variety of plants and
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 25, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
New research has highlighted a disorder that is affecting people who cut, grind, or polish artificial stone slabs made f
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 12, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Asp caterpillars are also known as Megalopyge opercularis; one is seen in this image from the University of Queensland,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 25, 2023
Microbiology
Plastic waste is a major problem around the world... But, one that microbes could help us tackle.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 18, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
A new report in the Journal of Parkinson's Disease has suggested that a common chemical used in dry cleaning, decaffeina
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 25, 2023
Health & Medicine
MRI scans are powerful diagnostic tools. In the 1990s they became commonly used, and contrast agents that contain the ra
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 19, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
We spend a lot of time indoors, and indoor air quality can have a significant impact on our health. Indoor pollutants ca
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch