Posts Tagged ‘toxins’
Frogs near fields build resistance to insecticides
U. PITTSBURGH (US) — Two recent studies show that wood frogs living close to fields are resistant to multiple insecticides, but not to Roundup, a common weed killer. Continue…
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 12:08 - 0 Comments
Science & Technology - Apr 22, 2013 14:55 - 0 Comments
Test quickly detects if food is contaminated
U. MISSOURI (US) — Food safety and bioterrorism defense may benefit from an improved toxin detection test that researchers are hoping will boost the economy, too. (more…)
Science & Technology - Apr 9, 2013 13:43 - 0 Comments
Bacteria armed with toxic tips kill rivals
UC SANTA BARBARA (US) — A mysterious type of protein found in bacteria and other organisms, including humans, appears to act as a delivery system for toxins. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Apr 4, 2013 15:32 - 0 Comments
Weed-killer warps genes in fish embryos
PURDUE (US) — An agricultural herbicide alters reproductive and neuroendocrine genes during embryonic development in fish, according to new research. (more…)
Science & Technology - Mar 12, 2013 7:00 - 0 Comments
Red algae: The ‘Wal-Mart of genomes’
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — Most organisms would die in the volcanic sulfur pools of Yellowstone and Mount Etna. Robust simple algae call it home. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 11, 2013 13:19 - 1 Comment
Mutant Schwann cell toxin hurts nerves
WASHINGTON U. – ST. LOUIS (US) — A toxic substance from Schwann cells, which grow alongside neurons, plays a central role in peripheral nerve damage, new research shows. (more…)
Science & Technology - Feb 25, 2013 17:56 - 0 Comments
Are chemicals shrinking otter penis bones?
CARDIFF U. (UK) — Despite a population increase, male otters show negative changes in their reproductive organs, according to a new report that asks if endocrine disruptors are to blame. (more…)
Science & Technology - Feb 25, 2013 10:51 - 0 Comments
For protection, fruit fly ‘babies’ booze it up
EMORY (US) — To combat deadly parasitic wasps, fruit fly moms lay their eggs in an alcohol-soaked environment, essentially forcing their larvae to consume a toxic cocktail. (more…)
Top Stories - Jan 29, 2013 10:41 - 3 Comments
Flies give up meat for toxic vegetarian diet
U. ARIZONA (US) — Microbe-eating flies from all over the world have recently evolved to eat some of the most toxic plants on Earth instead. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 28, 2013 10:54 - 0 Comments
To build test for toxins, levitate cells
RICE (US) — Scientists have used magnetic levitation to grow realistic lung tissue, which could lead to faster and cheaper toxicity tests for airborne chemicals. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jan 23, 2013 12:30 - 0 Comments
Nanosponge absorbs toxins in water
MONASH U. (AUS) — Researchers have shown the potential of a new kind of nanomaterial to filter out environmental poisons from water. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 11, 2013 17:36 - 0 Comments
Human enzyme could neutralize nerve agents
U. SHEFFIELD (UK) — A new treatment tested in mice appears to neutralize the effects of chemicals that kill hundreds of thousands of people each year. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 19, 2012 12:50 - 3 Comments
Fish toxin makes nerves ‘burn’ from cold
U. QUEENSLAND (AUS) — A type of food poisoning caused by eating reef fish causes severe pain in response to cold. It has no cure, but scientists have identified the nerves involved. (more…)
Top Stories - Nov 29, 2012 10:48 - 0 Comments
‘Body burden’ of pollutants for US women
BROWN (US) — Nearly 23 percent of women of childbearing age met or exceeded median blood levels for three environmental pollutants—lead, mercury, and PCBs. (more…)
Top Stories - Nov 28, 2012 11:28 - 0 Comments
Do harmful chemicals live in your couch?
DUKE (US) — In a new study, more than half of all couches tested contained potentially toxic or untested chemical flame retardants that may pose risks to human health. (more…)
Top Stories - Nov 16, 2012 11:38 - 1 Comment
Kids may risk cancer from toxins in food
UC DAVIS (US) — All 364 children in a recent study of food-borne toxin exposure exceeded cancer benchmarks for arsenic, dieldrin, DDE, and dioxins. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 12, 2012 12:38 - 0 Comments
Air, dust tests reveal chemicals at daycare
UC BERKELEY (US) — A new study of 40 California childcare facilities found elevated levels of some contaminants, particularly formaldehyde, a respiratory irritant and carcinogen. (more…)
Science & Technology - Sep 13, 2012 14:39 - 1 Comment
Sea sponge ‘engineers’ toxin in disguise
U. NOTTINGHAM (UK) — Scientists have figured out how the coral reef sea sponge makes its extreme poison—it outsources toxin production to a bacterium living with it symbiotically. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 31, 2012 13:52 - 0 Comments
Moms exposed to common PFCs have heavier tots
EMORY (US) — Pregnant women with high exposure to a chemical used widely in household items have babies that are heavier than average as toddler. (more…)
