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Researchers are examining plastic’s many hazards to …

WEBA panel of researchers is comprehensively analyzing the multiple hazards that plastic poses to human health throughout the material’s life cycle. The study is …

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US EPA sets health advisory limits for 6 PFAS

WEBAlso, the EPA set a health advisory level of 2,000 ppt each for perfluorobutane sulfonic acid (PFBS) and potassium perfluorobutane sulfonate. …

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Scientists are engineering asphalt that is safer for humans …

WEBAsphalt’s impact on human health is a relatively new field of study. Recent research suggests that asphalt surfaces can emit particulate air pollution and other …

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EPA bans most uses of methylene chloride

WEBThe US Environmental Protection Agency has banned most uses of methylene chloride, a solvent that has been linked to a number of adverse health effects and some …

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Why racial disparities in NIH funding persist and what …

WEBFunding disparities. A study of US National Institutes of Health grants awarded from fiscal year 2000 to 2006 demonstrated that the likelihood a proposal …

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How COVID-19 has changed the culture of science

WEBHolden Thorp, editor in chief, Science. According to the Dimensions COVID-19 data set, researchers have published over 38,000 SARS-CoV-2 preprints since the …

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How your gut might modify your mind

WEBThe idea that our guts may influence our mental health is not new, but in the past 15 years, it has gotten renewed attention from scientists. Amid the hype, …

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WEBSia’s smartphone attachment can detect HIV and syphilis from a single drop of blood. Earlier this year, Sia reported a new diagnostic device his lab created that …

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Which air purification technologies can tackle COVID-19

WEBThe system has been tested by Innovative Bioanalysis, a laboratory services company based in Cypress, California, which found that the light could reduce the …

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John A. McLean receives 2024 Herty Medal

WEBJohn A. McLean, dean of graduate education and research and Stevenson Professor of Chemistry at Vanderbilt University, is the recipient of the 2024 Charles H. …

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EPA designates PFOA and PFOS as hazardous substances

WEBThe rule gives the EPA the authority to go after chemical manufacturers—and others responsible for releasing PFOA and PFOS into the …

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J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference offers fertile ground for 2024 …

WEBProtagonist Therapeutics CEO Dinesh V. Patel has been attending the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference since 1998. Twenty-six years on—save for the 3 years …

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Does aspartame cause cancer

WEBThe cancer arm of the World Health Organization says the common sweetener is possibly carcinogenic, but industry and regulators argue otherwise

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GLP-1 start-up Metsera launches with $290 million

WEBAfter selling his previous firm, The Medicines Company, to Novartis for $9.7 billion, Clive Meanwell is on to his next challenge: a start-up called Metsera that aims to …

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Do we know enough about the safety of quat disinfectants

WEBThe key to minimizing these negative effects, Hostetler says, is to use quat disinfectants as directed. The compounds pose their biggest risks when they get on the …

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Quat disinfectants are helping during the pandemic. But could …

WEBQuat disinfectants are essential for slowing the spread of disease, but the Minnesota researchers are concerned that their increased use could have long-term …

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US Environmental Protection Agency finalizes framework for …

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Formaldehyde poses health risks to workers and consumers, EPA …

WEBThe EPA now concludes that it is less certain about the risks of nasopharyngeal cancer. But the new assessment finds noncancer effects like eye …

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What is an allergy sensitizer, and how does a chemical become one

WEBCertain metals, such as nickel; pharmaceutical ingredients, including some antibiotics; and cosmetic components—in particular, dyes and bleaches—are known to …

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What is health-monitoring cat litter, and how does it help detect …

WEBThe main feature that health-monitoring cat litters advertise is the ability to detect changes in pH using color. That’s exactly what C&EN saw when we got our paws …

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Dry cleaning solvent poses health risks to workers and consumers

WEBA chemical widely used for dry cleaning, degreasing industrial equipment, and production of fluorinated refrigerants poses unreasonable health risks to workers …

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An FDA-approved ALS drug doesn’t work. Now what

WEBThe FDA had approved the drug despite skepticism from some agency reviewers, arguing that, given ALS’s deadliness, “this level of uncertainty is acceptable …

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