New Test Identifies Poisonous Mushrooms
New test is the most sensitive and reliable field method available to chemically identify amanitin-containing mushrooms
Toxicology
Novel Formulation Permits Use of Toxin from Rattlesnake Venom to Treat Chronic Pain
Butantan Institute researchers succeeded in reducing the toxicity and potentiating the analgesic effect of crotoxin by encapsulating it in nanostructured silica; the results of tests in an animal model of neuropathic pain are promising
Study: Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Larger Than Previously Thought
Toxic and invisible oil spread well beyond known satellite footprint, fishing closures
Researchers: Synthetic Chemicals in Soils Are 'Ticking Time Bomb'
Synthetic chemicals that were released into the environment for the first time 80 years ago have been linked to harmful health effects, and more of them are migrating slowly from the soil
Keeping Lead out of Drinking Water When Switching Disinfectants
Changing water systems can be done safely, as long as it's done correctly
Study Contests Use of Smoked Cannabis in Treatment of Cocaine Addiction
Researchers in Brazil evaluated cocaine and crack addicts undergoing rehabilitation for six months and observed a higher relapse rate and worse cognitive impairment among patients who smoked cannabis to try to mitigate their craving for cocaine
New Method Detects Toxin Exposure from Harmful Algal Blooms in Human Urine
FAU Harbor Branch researcher collaborates with US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
It's a Small (Coal-Polluted) World, after All
Study suggests that coal-burning activities in the Asia-Pacific region have influenced environmental conditions in the United States Pacific Northwest
Photoinitiators Detected in Human Breast Milk
However. researchers say the levels consumed by breastfeeding infants are unlikely to be a health concern
Scientists Explore Egyptian Mummy Bones with X-Rays and Infrared Light
Researchers from Cairo University work with teams at Berkeley Lab's Advanced Light Source to study soil and bone samples dating back 4,000 years