Big-Data Study Pinpoints More Than 150 Genes Associated with Atrial Fibrillation
The study also develops a genetic risk score for atrial fibrillation
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Recognizing Hazards in Your Lab
A formal job safety analysis is your first and best line of defense.
Direct-to-Consumer Genomics: Harmful or Empowering?
Consumers now can order simple, inexpensive, mail-in genetic tests to learn more about health risks, inherited traits, and ancestry. But could that information do more harm than good?
Predicting Health Risks of Everyday Chemicals
Concern over the safety of everyday household products, such as baby bottles and soaps, has spurred a wide-ranging research effort into predicting the health risks of tens of thousands of chemicals.
Making a Common Cosmetic and Sunblock Ingredient Safer
Using a particular type of titanium dioxide — a common ingredient in cosmetics, food products, toothpaste and sunscreen — could reduce the potential health risks associated with the widely used compound.
Laboratory Hazards and Risks
An overview of the most common hazards encountered in typical research labs