Imagine an ordinary Tuesday. You wash your hair, put on deodorant, drink coffee, pack lunch in a plastic container and ...

How do complex mixtures of chemicals affect our health? New research has shown that chemicals that occur in complex mixtures and in concentration ratios as found in humans act together. Even if the ...

Various types of chemicals can be harmful to your body through immediate or prolonged exposure, including common items in your home, school, or workplace. You might encounter a variety of chemical ...

In miniature test tubes in biologist Ryan Baugh's lab at Duke, thousands of tiny wriggling worms—each one a fraction the size of an eyelash—munch on their dinner of bacteria broth. The worms' soupy ...

A large study found that pregnant women are exposed to dozens of common chemicals, many of which were associated with earlier ...

Invisible, omnipresent "forever chemicals" have been linked to a wide range of serious effects on human health, prompting growing calls for them to be banned. While there is firm evidence that at ...

Safer materials, better testing and improved chemical management are helping create packaging that protects food while meeting growing safety expectations.

Before a new drug hits the market, it must undergo years of rigorous preclinical testing and multiple phases of human trials, often involving hundreds or even thousands of patients. This highly ...

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Automated pipetting platforms for the preparation and measurement of plasma samples and chemical mixtures in high-throughput bioassays at the UFZ. "In our everyday lives, we are exposed to a wide ...

DURHAM, N.C. -- In miniature test tubes in biologist Ryan Baugh’s lab at Duke, thousands of tiny wriggling worms -- each one a fraction the size of an eyelash -- munch on their dinner of bacteria ...