News tagged with toxic byproducts

Research finds protein that prevents light-induced retinal degeneration

Research led by Minghao Jin, PhD, Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology and Neuroscience at the LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans Neuroscience Center of Excellence, has found a protein that protects retinal photoreceptor ...

Neuroscience Feb 12, 2013 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0 |

Study finds high exposure to food-borne toxins

In a sobering study published in the journal Environmental Health, researchers at UC Davis and UCLA measured food-borne toxin exposure in children and adults by pinpointing foods with high levels of toxic compounds and de ...

Health Nov 13, 2012 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0 |

Prenatal damage from dioxin shown to involve microRNAs

(Medical Xpress)—Research carried out at the University of South Carolina has identified novel mechanisms through which dioxin, a well-known environmental contaminant, can alter physiological functions, according to a study ...

Medical research Sep 17, 2012 | not rated yet | 0 |

From mouse to man: Circadian nitrogen balance impacts survival and susceptibility to common diseases

Researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine demonstrated that nitrogen balance, the process of utilizing amino acids and disposing of their toxic byproducts, occurs with a precise 24-hour rhythm – ...

Medical research Mar 06, 2012 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0 |

Unsaturated fat breakdown leads to complications of acute pancreatitis in obese patients

The toxic byproducts produced by the breakdown of unsaturated fats lead to a higher likelihood of severe inflammation, cell death and multi-system organ failure among acute pancreatitis patients who are obese, say researchers ...

Medical research Nov 02, 2011 | not rated yet | 0

Research links water disinfection byproducts to adverse health effects

University of Illinois scientists report the first identification of a cellular mechanism linked to the toxicity of a major class of drinking water disinfection byproducts. This study, published in Environmental Sc ...

Health Oct 24, 2011 | 5 / 5 (3) | 0 |

Medicinal chemists modify sea bacteria byproduct for use as potential cancer drug

University of Florida researchers have modified a toxic chemical produced by tiny marine microbes and successfully deployed it against laboratory models of colon cancer.

Cancer Aug 31, 2011 | not rated yet | 0 |