Comparing PFAS exposures in female firefighters and office workers

Firefighters have higher rates of some cancers than the general population, which might not be surprising given the many potential carcinogens they encounter while battling blazes. However, previous studies of chemical exposures in this occupation have focused almost exclusively on…

Antioxidant reverses BPD-induced fertility damage in worms

From plastics to pesticides, it seems like every week delivers fresh news about the dangers of endocrine disruptors–chemicals in the environment that alter the body’s hormones and can lead to reproductive, developmental, neurologic and immune problems and cancer. Industry regulation…

Antioxidant reverses BPD-induced fertility damage in worms

From plastics to pesticides, it seems like every week delivers fresh news about the dangers of endocrine disruptors–chemicals in the environment that alter the body’s hormones and can lead to reproductive, developmental, neurologic and immune problems and cancer. Industry regulation…

What is your risk from smoking? Your network knows!

Even if disseminated health information is accurate, people may misunderstand or misinterpret it on their own — but social networks may be able to help eliminate this problem by harnessing the power of collective intelligence

What is your risk from smoking? Your network knows!

Even if disseminated health information is accurate, people may misunderstand or misinterpret it on their own — but social networks may be able to help eliminate this problem by harnessing the power of collective intelligence

New method for monitoring residual disease after treatment in children with neuroblastoma

A research group led by Professor NISHIMURA Noriyuki (Graduate School of Health Sciences, Kobe University) has developed a new method to monitor the residual disease after treatment in high-risk neuroblastoma patients. The method could be utilized to evaluate treatment response…

Never too late to quit — protective cells could cut risk of lung cancer for ex-smokers

Protective cells in the lungs of ex-smokers could explain why quitting smoking reduces the risk of developing lung cancer, Cancer Research UK-funded researchers have determined. Scientists from the Wellcome Sanger Institute and UCL have discovered that compared to current smokers,…

Never too late to quit — protective cells could cut risk of lung cancer for ex-smokers

Protective cells in the lungs of ex-smokers could explain why quitting smoking reduces the risk of developing lung cancer, Cancer Research UK-funded researchers have determined. Scientists from the Wellcome Sanger Institute and UCL have discovered that compared to current smokers,…

Abnormal imaging findings key to EVALI diagnosis in vapers

OAK BROOK, Ill. – Pulmonary imaging is important in the diagnosis of the acute lung injury associated with vaping, known as electronic cigarette or vaping product use-associated lung injury (EVALI), according to a special review article published in the journal…

Abnormal imaging findings key to EVALI diagnosis in vapers

OAK BROOK, Ill. – Pulmonary imaging is important in the diagnosis of the acute lung injury associated with vaping, known as electronic cigarette or vaping product use-associated lung injury (EVALI), according to a special review article published in the journal…

Patients suffer invasive treatments for harmless cancers

Australians are increasingly being diagnosed with cancers that will do them no harm if left undetected or untreated, exposing them to unnecessary surgeries and chemotherapy, says a new study published online today in the Medical Journal of Australia . The…

Local activism can’t be crushed, research finds. At most, it changes target

New research by Fabrizio Perretti and Alessandro Piazza in the Strategic Management Journal finds that when community activists reach their goals, they galvanize; when they fail, mobilization does not fade away, but spills over to other industries

Local activism can’t be crushed, research finds. At most, it changes target

New research by Fabrizio Perretti and Alessandro Piazza in the Strategic Management Journal finds that when community activists reach their goals, they galvanize; when they fail, mobilization does not fade away, but spills over to other industries

Local activism can’t be crushed, research finds. At most, it changes target

New research by Fabrizio Perretti and Alessandro Piazza in the Strategic Management Journal finds that when community activists reach their goals, they galvanize; when they fail, mobilization does not fade away, but spills over to other industries

Trace Metals in Leatherback Turtle Eggs May Harm Consumers

Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) eggs laid in Bocas del Toro nesting beaches in the Panamanian Caribbean may be harmful to consumers. According to a study by the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) and collaborating institutions, they contain high concentrations of…