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Top Environment Agency role for Plymouth professor
The Environment Agency has appointed a senior academic from the University of Plymouth as its new Head of Science. Michael Depledge, currently Professor of Marine Biology and Ecotoxicology and Director of the Plymouth Environmental Research Centre (PERC) at the University, will take up his new post... view more (2002-07-05)
Charles Clarke opens 'green, joined-up thinking' research centre
Secretary of State for Education, Charles Clarke MP, will visit the University of East Anglia (UEA) today (Thursday 4 September) to officially open the Zuckerman Institute for Connective Environmental Research. The Zuckerman Institute for Connective Environmental Research (ZICER), within UEA's... view more (2003-09-01)
Scientists at VTT and the University of Florida take immunotechnology to a new level
Scientists at VTT and the University of Florida take immunotechnology to a new level Mimicking the cell walls transport system by biocoated nanotubes opens novel possibilities for numerous applications Living cells transport selectively molecules in and out through their cell walls. This process... view more (2002-07-04)
Environmental tobacco smoke linked to behavior problems in children and pre-teens
A new Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center study shows that exposure to environmental tobacco smoke, even at extremely low levels, is associated with behavior problems in children and pre-teens. view more (2006-05-01)
MGH study identifies enzyme that protects against intestinal bacterial toxin
A persistent mystery in human medicine is how the lining of the small intestine, through which nutrients are absorbed, also prevents intestinal bacteria and their toxins from entering the bloodstream and causing serious infections. view more (2008-02-19)
MIT engineers an anti-cancer smart bomb
Imagine a cancer drug that can burrow into a tumor, seal the exits and detonate a lethal dose of anti-cancer toxins, all while leaving healthy cells unscathed. view more (2005-07-28)
Genetic predisposition increases childhood asthma risk
Children who carry variations in specific genes that metabolize vehicle emissions are more susceptible to developing asthma, particularly if they live near major roadways. view more (2007-08-21)
Has the health effect of passive smoking been overstated?
The link between environmental tobacco smoke and coronary heart disease and lung cancer may be considerably weaker than generally believed, conclude James Enstrom of the University of California, Los Angeles and Geoffrey Kabat of New Rochelle, New York, in this week’s BMJ. view more (2003-05-14)
Pollution, everyday allergens, may be sources of laryngitis
Everyday exposure to environmental tobacco smoke, allergens, and air pollution may be the root of chronic cases of laryngitis, says new research presented at the 2008 American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO in Chicago, IL. view more (2008-09-22)
Yale journal identifies products that cause greatest environmental damage
Cutting-edge research identifying the types of products that cause the greatest environmental damage is the focus of a special issue of Yale's Journal of Industrial Ecology. view more (2006-10-26)
Insect warning colors aid cancer and tropical disease drug discovery
Brightly colored beetles or butterfly larvae nibbling on a plant may signal the presence of chemical compounds active against cancer cell lines and tropical parasitic diseases, according to researchers at Smithsonian's Tropical Research Institute in Panama. view more (2008-07-09)
UniS Lecturer to serve on Committee on Toxicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment
Dr Corinne de Vries, Senior Lecturer in Pharmacoepidemiology at the Postgraduate Medical School at the University of Surrey, has been invited to serve as a member of the Committee on Toxicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment (COT) with immediate effect until 31 March... view more (2004-08-09)
Smokeless cannabis delivery device efficient and less toxic
A smokeless cannabis-vaporizing device delivers the same level of active therapeutic chemical and produces the same biological effect as smoking cannabis, but without the harmful toxins, according to UCSF researchers. view more (2007-05-16)
New studies link the environment to Parkinson's disease
The Parkinson's Institute today announced that new findings concerning the role of environmental factors in the development of Parkinson's disease will be reported at Asilomar (Pacific Grove, CA) as part of the final meeting of the Collaborative Centers for Parkinson's Disease Environmental... view more (2007-04-06)
Could Bt transgenic crops have nutritionally favourable effects on insects?
Researchers from Imperial College, England have just shown in a forthcoming article in the journal Ecology Letters, that insect larvae can use an engineered toxin (Cry1Ac) as a supplementary food source. They found that toxin-resistant larvae of the Diamondback Moth developed faster and had a... view more (2003-03-12)
BBSRC regrets destruction of GM crop
The crops were destroyed at the orders of the farm's trustees but BBSRC maintains that there is absolutely no scientific justification for this destruction as there was no risk of cross-pollination with: - organic oilseed rape, as it is not grown in the UK>
- any of the other... view more (1999-06-07)
Evolution mystery: Spider venom and bacteria share same toxin
Biology researchers at Lewis & Clark College and the University of Arizona have found evidence for an ancient transfer of a toxin between ancestors of two very dissimilar organisms-spiders and a bacterium. view more (2006-02-02)
Third of eye strain complaints about computer monitors indicate workplace dissatisfaction
One in three complaints of eye strain, attributed to computer monitors, is really about employee dissatisfaction with working conditions, suggests research in Occupational and Environmental Medicine. Over 200 banking employees completed three questionnaires on job stress, environmental working... view more (2001-03-12)
World's First Degree In Environmental Forensics
Students are about to enroll on the world's first ever degree course in Environmental Forensics. This degree extends the University of Wales, Bangor's excellent reputation for teaching and research in environmental disciplines. In a pro-active move to ensure that the UK has the skills to cope with... view more (2003-09-08)
Evolutionary Biology Research on Plant Shows Significance of Maternal Effects
When habitat changes, animals migrate. But how do immobile organisms like plants cope when faced with alterations to their environment? This is an increasingly important question in light of new environmental conditions brought on by global climate change. view more (2007-11-16)
Resistance to chemotherapy in lung cancer, optimizing flu vaccination strategies
Lung cancer is the most common cause of cancer-related death worldwide, in part because these tumors often are or become resistant to chemotherapy. view more (2006-10-03)
VCA awards its first OHSAS 18001:1999 certificate.
The Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA) recently issued its first Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series (OHSAS) certificate to Honda UK following assessment of the plant at Swindon, U.K. This is a new certification service offered by VCA, complementing its existing Quality and... view more (2001-09-20)
Targets identified for new cholera, diphtheria and typhoid drugs
Scientists from the University of Birmingham have identified dozens of new target proteins thought to be involved in the disease causing process in a range of bacterial infections. These proteins could make excellent targets for new treatments or vaccines against infections including cholera,... view more (2001-08-30)
New compound may protect against liver cancer
Researchers have identified a new compound called CDDO-Im that protects against the development of liver cancer in laboratory animals. view more (2006-02-15)
A health check for the Earth @ the London `Catastrophes` conference
The condition of our environment at any time reflects not only human influences but also natural processes and phenomena, which may be causing change - whether or not people are present. So how do we know when humans are to blame and when it`s just the environment behaving `naturally`. At Brunel... view more (2002-08-17)
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