News tagged with carbon tetrachloride

Illegal toxic waste dump sparks anger in Russia

Russian authorities on Wednesday announced plans to clean up more than 160 tonnes of highly toxic waste that was illegally dumped close to a town after outraged residents appealed to the Kremlin.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Argonne feeds bacteria into contaminated Kansas site to clean it

When cleaning the bathroom, we usually consider bacteria the enemy. However, a new study conducted by environmental scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory has demonstrated ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Oct 11, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 3

Antifibrotic effects of green tea

Several studies have shown that lipid peroxidation stimulates collagen production in fibroblasts and hepatic stellate cells (HSC), and plays an important role in the development of liver fibrosis. Hepatoprotective effects ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 18, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Farnesoid X receptor regulates cystathionase

The expression and activity of Cystathionase is reduced in rodent models of liver injury, leading to hyper-homocysteinemia and impaired generation of hydrogen sulphide, two factors that contribute to endothelial dysfunction ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created May 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0