Organic Chemicals: News and Research on Aldehydes

MeSH tree: D02.047

Hidden toxins in e-cigarette fluids may harm lung cells

A study by University of California, Riverside, scientists has found that two toxic chemicals can form when the main ingredient in most e-cigarette fluids is heated, and that these compounds can harm human lung cells.

Common intracellular toxin could help fight leukemia

All cells naturally produce formaldehyde as a byproduct of metabolism. To survive this toxic stress, both healthy and cancerous blood-forming cells rely on a built-in defense system. Now, scientists at the Lewis Katz School ...

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