News tagged with chemical exposure

Magnetic nanochain detonates chemo barrage inside tumors

Medicine-toting nanochains slip into tumors and explode a chemotherapy drug into hard-to-reach cores of cancer, engineers and scientists at Case Western Reserve University report.

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Apr 18, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Green-glowing fish provides new insights into health impacts of pollution

Understanding the damage that pollution causes to both wildlife and human health is set to become much easier thanks to a new green-glowing zebrafish. Created by a team from the University of Exeter, the fish ...

Biology / Other

created Apr 18, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Two scientific articles on graphene-based sensors prove popular in the research community

When it comes to checking for trace levels of chemicals that could be the early warning signs of disease or chemical exposure, doctors and patients want to use as small of blood samples as possible. This drive for small samples ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Mar 28, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Environmental pollutants lurk long after they 'disappear'

The health implications of polluting the environment weigh increasingly on our public consciousness, and pharmaceutical wastes continue to be a main culprit. Now a Tel Aviv University researcher says that current testing ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jul 20, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Avoid risking children's health during home energy retrofits, renovations, experts urge

Home energy retrofits tackle climate change and when done right they should make homes healthier, while aiding families struggling with utility bills.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 06, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Light touch brightens nanotubes (w/ Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- Rice University researchers have discovered a simple way to make carbon nanotubes shine brighter.

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Dec 02, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Dangerous chemicals in food wrappers likely migrating to humans: study

University of Toronto scientists have found that chemicals used to line junk food wrappers and microwave popcorn bags are migrating into food and being ingested by people where they are contributing to chemical contamination ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 08, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Future of Hydrogen Fuel Flows Through New NIST Test Facility

If hydrogen is ever to play a significant role as a clean, everyday energy source, it will need a safe and reliable distribution system. To pave the way for a hydrogen fuel infrastructure, researchers at the ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Feb 17, 2010 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Genomes of identical twins reveal epigenetic changes that may play role in lupus

Identical twins look the same and are nearly genetically identical, but environmental factors and the resulting cellular changes could cause disease in one sibling and not the other. In a study published online in Genome Re ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Dec 21, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Where do nanomaterials go in the body?

Tiny, engineered nanomaterials can already be found in many consumer products, and have been hailed as having widespread future uses in areas ranging from medicine to industrial processes. However, little is known about what ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

How oxidative stress may help prolong life

(PhysOrg.com) -- Oxidative stress has been linked to aging, cancer and other diseases in humans. Paradoxically, researchers have suggested that small exposure to oxidative conditions may actually offer protection ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created May 29, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0