Researchers lead statewide effort to reduce cancer risk for firefighters
Inside the hazard simulation lab at Iowa State University, Guowen Song watches a column of engineered smoke curl upward from a controlled burn.
Sep 10, 2026
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Organic Chemicals: News and Research on Hydrocarbons, Aromatic
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Breathing without brakes: An unexpected cause of Rett syndrome symptoms
Hyperventilating. Breath-holding until they turn blue. This abnormal breathing is frequent and disturbing in people with Rett syndrome, a rare genetic disease. Now University of Connecticut researchers report in Current Biology ...
Sep 2, 2026
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Male sex hormones may protect lungs from asthma by boosting nerve connections
The differences in male and female sex hormones are most evident during growth, puberty and reproduction, when they help shape how the body develops and functions. Beyond their more visible effects, these chemical messengers ...
Why glaucoma risk may be missed by day: Nighttime eye-pressure pathway revealed
Glaucoma is an eye disease that causes progressive damage to the optic nerve, leading to vision loss. One major risk factor is an increase in intraocular pressure (IOP), or pressure inside the eye. This pressure fluctuates ...
Aug 25, 2026
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How 'undead' cells trigger cancer-promoting inflammation
Stopping tumor growth is only half the battle. Rather than killing tumor cells, many cancer therapies can only push them into cellular senescence, a state in which cells stop dividing but do not die. These "undead" cells ...
Aug 20, 2026
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Students who view more social media use more products that often harbor hormone-disrupting ingredients
Personal care products are among the largest everyday sources of exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals, and high school students who follow social media influencers or watch beauty tutorials seem to use considerably ...
Aug 16, 2026
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Wildfires can leave surviving homes and their water unsafe—safety tips for residents as they return
When fire evacuation orders are lifted and residents start returning to burned neighborhoods, many people assume "cleared to return" means "safe." It rarely does.
Aug 12, 2026
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Higher doses of common fertility drug linked to pregnancy risks
About 1 in 6 people experience infertility, with irregular or absent ovulation among the most common causes. The drug clomiphene citrate has long been a mainstay of fertility treatment, but a growing body of University of ...
Aug 10, 2026
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Protective drug dexrazoxane reduces heart damage in pediatric cancer survivors years after treatment ends
A new study reveals that the cardioprotective drug dexrazoxane significantly reduces heart damage caused by chemotherapy in pediatric cancer patients 15 years or more after treatment ends.
Aug 7, 2026
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Cells in breast tumor microenvironment may reveal who benefits most from hormone treatment
The types of cells in the microenvironment of a breast tumor may affect how well the hormone therapy tamoxifen works over the long term. A study from Karolinska Institutet, published in BMC Medicine, shows this. The findings ...
Aug 7, 2026
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