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Insight into Cells' 'Self-Eating' Process Could Pave the Way for New Dementia Treatments

August 21, 2019

A recent peer-reviewed, observational study conducted in cells has shed light on the mechanisms behind autophagy and how...

Pancreatic Cancer: Less Toxic, More Enduring Drug May Improve Therapy

August 12, 2019

The drug, an experimental compound called PTC596, has a durable half-life and can evade a pump that many cancer cells us...

Multiplex Quantitative PCR in Wildlife Toxicology

July 15, 2019

Dr. Ronald J. Kendall is head of the Wildlife Toxicology Laboratory and professor of Environmental Toxicology in the Departme...

A New Drug Target for Chemically Induced Parkinson's Disease

June 24, 2019

Researchers believe an enzyme targeted to the neuronal mitochondria may be responsible for converting compounds from alcohol,...

Wristband Samplers Show Similar Chemical Exposure across Three Continents

April 23, 2019

The wristbands, which absorb chemicals from air and skin, are an excellent screening tool for population exposures to organic...

Microalgae as Natural Detector of Environmental Safety

February 20, 2019

Scientists propose to use the biomarkers of the oxidative stress—antioxidants—in microalgae as an indicator of en...

Detecting Fentanyl and Its Analogs

February 4, 2019

Toxicologists turn to chromatography and mass spectrometry to identify compounds

In Vitro Toxicology Testing by SGS for Cosmetics, Medical Devices, and More

October 25, 2018

SGS announced the availability of in vitro toxicology testing at its Mississauga (Ontario) laboratory facility

State Lab Under Increasing Pressure as Drug Investigations Become More Complex

September 19, 2018

3,000 backlogged cases, number is growing

Toxicology Testing in the Opioid Epidemic Era

July 9, 2018

Lab Manager editor Lauren Everett speaks with Alejandro Amador, COO of Ammon Labs.

Virginia Tech Awarded $1.9 Million EPA Grant to Research Lead Exposure in Drinking Water

April 27, 2018

By working directly with consumers and citizen scientists, the project is designed to increase public awareness of lead in wa...

Chemical Sleuthing Leads to Detection of Little-Known Flame Retardant in the Environment

April 17, 2018

The researchers found the chemical not only in an electronic waste facility, where it would be expected, but in the bedrooms ...

Tiny Probe Can See and Take Body Temperatures

April 12, 2018

The miniaturized imaging and sensing probe has been developed to help study drug-induced hyperthermia

Toxins Produced by E-Cigarettes Vary by Flavor

April 11, 2018

Researchers found that many of the chemicals used to flavor e-cigarettes increased the production of free radicals, whil...

New SPE Solution Streamlines Urine Drug Testing Workflow

April 10, 2018

Strata®-X-Drug B Plus is a solid phase extraction (SPE) sample preparation product for urine drug testing in clinical and...

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