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Joop Hermens awarded SETAC Europe Environmental Education Award
Dr. Joop Hermens was awarded the 2004 Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) Europe Environmental Education Award, sponsored by Dr. U. Noack Laboratorien. Though the award was intended to honor Hermens, he saw it as an acknowledgement of the effort from the environmental toxicology and chemistry research group at the Institute... view more... (2004-05-17)
"Rewarding Good Ideas": Introducing the LRI Innovative Science Award
Cefic announces the first LRI Innovative Science Award, sponsored by the European Chemical Industry's Long-range Research Initiative (LRI) in conjunction with the Federation of European Toxicologist & European Societies of Toxicology (EUROTOX). The EUR100k award will be bestowed upon an early career European scientist who proposes novel... view more... (2003-11-19)
Leading toxicologist warns against new drug of abuse
Professor Alison Jones said benzylpiperazine was a "new drug of abuse" which could have serious clinical effects - similar to those of ecstasy to which it is structurally related. view more (2007-04-30)
LRI Innovative Science Award - Rewarding Good Ideas
The deadline for applications for the LRI Innovative Science award is March 1, 2004. The European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic) in conjunction with the Federation of European Toxicologists and the European Societies of Toxicology (Eurotox) is offering a EUR100,000 award to support promising new research in the field of toxicology. The award is... view more... (2004-01-19)
Dartmouth researchers find that arsenic triggers unique mechanism in rare leukemia
Dartmouth Medical School (DMS) researchers have identified a new way that arsenite, a form of arsenic, acts in treating a rare cancer known as APL, or acute promyelocytic leukemia. Their study is published in the Jan. 3 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. view more (2007-01-09)
Cefic bestows first Innovative Science Award
Cefic, the European Chemical Industry Council, announces the winner of the first LRI (Long-range Research Initiative) Innovative Science Award. Dr. Roger Godschalk of University of Maastricht, The Netherlands will receive EUR100,000 to conduct research on Paternal carcinogen exposures and genetic risks in their offspring. The award was presented... view more... (2004-06-16)
MRC scientists advance understanding of cell death
Medical Research Council (MRC) scientists have made an important advance in understanding the biological processes involved when cells are prompted to die. view more (2009-08-14)
Study on cytotoxicity of carbon nanotubes
Owing to the novel properties of carbon nanotubes (CBNs), a series of problems associated with in vitro toxicity assessments of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have appeared in many literatures. view more (2008-12-22)
Link possible between pet food contamination and baby formula contamination
A study published in the November issue of a scientific journal, Toxicological Sciences, which is published by Oxford Journals on behalf of the Society of Toxicology, describes the kidney toxicity of melamine and cyanuric acid based on research that was done to characterize the toxicity of the compounds that contaminated pet food in North America... view more... (2008-10-16)
Older dental fillings contain form of mercury unlikely to be toxic
A new study on the surface chemistry of silver-colored, mercury-based dental fillings suggests that the surface forms of mercury may be less toxic than previously thought. It appears online in ACS' journal Chemical Research in Toxicology. view more (2009-12-10)
Older dental fillings contain form of mercury unlikely to be toxic
A new study on the surface chemistry of silver-colored, mercury-based dental fillings suggests that the surface forms of mercury may be less toxic than previously thought. It appears online in ACS' journal Chemical Research in Toxicology. view more (2010-01-28)
Scientists develop novel method to generate functional hepatocytes for drug testing
Scientists have for the first time produced liver cells from adult skin cells using the induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) technology. view more (2009-10-21)
Large DNA microarray dataset is made publicly available by LGC and the European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI)
As the next phase of DTI's Measurements for Biotechnology (MfB) programme to 2007 gets underway, a large DNA microarray dataset generated by an LGC-led consortium during the first phase is now freely available online at ArrayExpress, a leading public repository managed by the European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI). The sharing of well-annotated... view more... (2005-02-17)
Mouse genome will help identify causes of environmental disease
Research on the DNA of 15 mouse strains commonly used in biomedical studies is expected to help scientists determine the genes related to susceptibility to environmental disease. view more (2007-07-30)
Probing the nanoparticle: Predicting how nanoparticles will react in the human body
Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a method for predicting the ways nanoparticles will interact with biological systems - including the human body. view more (2010-08-16)
Improved method developed to test carcinogen risk
Researchers at Oregon State University recently completed the largest animal study ever done in the field of toxicology, and the findings challenge some basic concepts about how to determine what level of a cancer-causing compound can be considered safe. view more (2009-06-19)
Dartmouth researchers show effects of low dose arsenic on development
A team of Dartmouth Medical School (DMS) researchers has determined that low doses of arsenic disrupt the activity of a hormone critical in development. view more (2007-11-15)
New Microneedle Antimicrobial Techniques May Foster Medical Tech Innovation
A team led by researchers from North Carolina State University has developed two new approaches for incorporating antimicrobial properties into microneedles - vanishingly thin needles that hold great promise for use in portable medical devices. Researchers expect the findings to spur development of new medical applications using microneedles. view more (2010-05-20)
Researchers gain insight into mechanism underlying Huntington's
Researchers at the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center and Graduate Center for Toxicology (GCT) have gained new insight into the genetic mechanisms underlying Huntington's disease and other neurodegenerative or neuromuscular disorders caused by trinucleotide repeats (or TNRs) in DNA. view more (2009-07-14)
Rodent study finds artificial butter chemical harmful to lungs
A new study shows that exposure to a chemical called diacetyl, a component of artificial butter flavoring, can be harmful to the nose and airways of mice. view more (2008-03-14)
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