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Persistant industrial chemical modifies gut microbiome of mice

An industrial chemical -- phased out since 2002, but previously used in stain and water-repellent products and firefighting foam -- alters the gut microbiome of mice and could have implications for human health, according to an international team of researchers.

21 Jan 2020

Flame retardants and pesticides responsible for intellectual disabilities among millions

A few decades back one of the commonest environmental causes of intellectual disabilities among babies was exposure to lead and mercury. A new study reveals that while exposure to these heavy metals is on the decline, there is risk of other toxic chemicals. Researchers have found that chemicals present in pesticides and flame retardants could be causing over a million cases of intellectual disabilities among babies between 2001 and 2016.

14 Jan 2020

UMN and Windgap Medical collaborate to design cyanide antidote autoinjector

The University of Minnesota Twin Cities and Windgap Medical have received a $3.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop a new device to quickly administer a recently developed antidote for cyanide poisoning.

14 Jan 2020

Daily chronic pain, opioid use disorder add to the challenges of relieving pain among patients

The combination of more Americans reporting daily chronic pain and the rapidly increasing prevalence of opioid misuse and opioid use disorder (OUD) adds to the challenges of relieving patients' pain effectively and safely.

14 Jan 2020

ToxPoint article highlights alternative mechanism to bring focus to major issues in toxicology

The new year has brought with it advances to the Society of Toxicology's official journal, Toxicological Sciences, some of which are reflected in the January 2020 issue-;Volume 173, Issue 1.

9 Jan 2020

Frequently cited claim that e-cigarettes are '95% safer' is misleading and outdated

The frequently cited claim that e-cigarettes are "95% less risky" or "95% less harmful" than combustible cigarettes is outdated, misleading and invalid -- and should no longer be made in discussions on the dangers of vaping, according to an editorial published today in the American Journal of Public Health by six leading experts on e-cigarettes and public health.

9 Jan 2020

Changing the underlying structure and culture of a clinic to address opioid epidemic

For the 20 percent of Americans who suffer from chronic pain, prescription opioids may bring relief, but also risks. An estimated 21 to 29 percent of patients who receive chronic opioid treatment will misuse their medications, and 8 to 12 percent will develop an opioid use disorder.

8 Jan 2020

Extremely low concentrations of acetic acid could alter cellular processes in rice blast fungus

All living organisms respond and adapt to changes in their environment. These responses are sometimes so significant that they cause alterations in the internal metabolic cycles of the organism--a process called "metabolic switching." For example, rice blast fungus--a pathogenic fungal species that causes the "rice blast" infection in rice crops--switches to the "glyoxylate cycle" when the nutrient source starts to deplete.

8 Jan 2020

Researchers analyze how e-cigarette particle size, deposition change with different factors

E-cigarette use is rising, particularly among young adults and teens. Recent illnesses and deaths attributed to vaping have caused intense scrutiny of the chemicals in e-liquids and vapor, but little is known about the size of vaping particles and their deposition patterns in human airways.

8 Jan 2020

New study analyzes how consumers use vapor and tobacco heating products

The way consumers use vapor and tobacco heating products can affect the levels of harmful and potentially harmful constituents they are exposed to, and a new study has analyzed how the use of these products compares with cigarette smoking.

8 Jan 2020

MCOD data undercounts fatal overdose deaths induced by certain drugs

Fatal misuse of specific drugs is a bigger problem than federal statistics make them appear, especially in Florida.

7 Jan 2020

New extract can prevent nephrotoxicity caused by mycotoxin OTA

Today a team of researchers from the Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Production of the Federico II University of Naples, in collaboration with the Sbarro Health Research Organization (SHRO), at Temple University in Philadelphia, and the Department of Biotechnology at the University of Siena, Itay, has discovered the effectiveness of a new extract, of natural origin.

7 Jan 2020

Exposure to pyrethroid insecticides associated with cardiovascular death

A new study from the University of Iowa suggests that people who have higher levels of a chemical in their body that indicates exposure to commonly used insecticides die of cardiovascular disease at a significantly higher rate.

30 Dec 2019

Study finds increase in high-strength painkiller poisonings among children

The proportion of high-strength painkiller poisonings among children which result in emergency hospital admissions has increased, according to research published in the peer-reviewed journal Clinical Toxicology.

22 Dec 2019

Developing less aggressive cancer drugs that enable the immune system to recognize tumors

Doctors treat tumors mainly through surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy. Over the next four years, a new project of Bielefeld University and 14 European partners will be studying targeted cancer treatments.

21 Dec 2019

Proportion of powerful painkiller poisonings among children has increased, shows study

20 Dec 2019

Utah scientists receive NIH grant to study how air pollutants aggravate asthma in children

A multidisciplinary team of University of Utah Health scientists has received a five-year, $3 million grant from the National Institutes of variations in pollutant-sensing genes in the lungs could influence air pollution's effects on children who have asthma.

19 Dec 2019

Traffic-related pollution increases a pregnant woman’s risk for hypertension

A new report published by the National Toxicology Program (NTP) indicates that air pollution derived from traffic could make a pregnant woman more likely to develop hypertension than otherwise. The study is based on an analysis of the association between traffic-related air pollution, or TRAP, with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy.

18 Dec 2019

Traffic-related air pollution increases risk of hypertension in pregnant woman

A new report from the National Toxicology Program (NTP) suggests that traffic-related air pollution increases a pregnant woman's risk for dangerous increases in blood pressure, known as hypertension.

18 Dec 2019

Study finds dramatic increase in teen overdoses from anxiety drugs

The number of teens taking and overdosing from benzodiazepines, commonly prescribed anxiety medications, has risen dramatically over the past decade, according to a national study coauthored by Rutgers researchers.

16 Dec 2019

Toxicology News and Research

Latest Toxicology News and Research

Persistant industrial chemical modifies gut microbiome of mice

Flame retardants and pesticides responsible for intellectual disabilities among millions

UMN and Windgap Medical collaborate to design cyanide antidote autoinjector

Daily chronic pain, opioid use disorder add to the challenges of relieving pain among patients

ToxPoint article highlights alternative mechanism to bring focus to major issues in toxicology

Frequently cited claim that e-cigarettes are '95% safer' is misleading and outdated

Changing the underlying structure and culture of a clinic to address opioid epidemic

Extremely low concentrations of acetic acid could alter cellular processes in rice blast fungus

Researchers analyze how e-cigarette particle size, deposition change with different factors

New study analyzes how consumers use vapor and tobacco heating products

MCOD data undercounts fatal overdose deaths induced by certain drugs

New extract can prevent nephrotoxicity caused by mycotoxin OTA

Exposure to pyrethroid insecticides associated with cardiovascular death

Study finds increase in high-strength painkiller poisonings among children

Developing less aggressive cancer drugs that enable the immune system to recognize tumors

Proportion of powerful painkiller poisonings among children has increased, shows study

Utah scientists receive NIH grant to study how air pollutants aggravate asthma in children

Traffic-related pollution increases a pregnant woman’s risk for hypertension

Traffic-related air pollution increases risk of hypertension in pregnant woman

Study finds dramatic increase in teen overdoses from anxiety drugs

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