Medications
Tiny model organs detect liver toxicity of new drugs
Researchers are working to improve drug testing to ensure newly developed drugs are safe for patients to take.
Oct 31, 2023
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News tagged with toxicity test
Health
'Vaping robot' study shows mint flavor makes vape juice more toxic, damaging to lungs
Adding mint flavor to e-cigarette liquids produces more vapor particles and is associated with worse lung function in those who smoke, report researchers from the University of Pittsburgh in Respiratory Research today.
Apr 10, 2023
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Medical research
Expanding access to human lung slices to reduce animal testing
A new paper coauthored by PETA Science Consortium International e.V., the Institute for In Vitro Sciences (IIVS), and the University of Minnesota is poised to revolutionize the field of inhalation research and toxicity testing. ...
Feb 2, 2023
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Biomedical technology
Experts urge action on medical test kit waste
Spiraling use of throwaway medical testing kits is driving a major environmental impact that must be urgently addressed, experts say. Their research is published in the journal Lab on a Chip.
Nov 22, 2022
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Health
Home COVID tests can cause harm if not stored safely: FDA
At-home COVID-19 tests are a key tool in containing the spread of the coronavirus. But a few safety precautions are in order to prevent serious injury, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warns.
Mar 22, 2022
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Genetics
Scientists develop breath test for methylmalonic acidemia
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have developed a breath test that measures how well patients with methylmalonic acidemia (MMA) respond to receiving liver or combined liver and kidney transplantation. Researchers ...
Apr 5, 2021
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Medical research
Blocking toxic-protein production in ALS
Patients with ALS frequently have a string of repeated DNA code in the cells of their brain, carrying hundreds to thousands of copies within the gene C9orf72. New research looks at what triggers these repeated sequences to ...
Jan 22, 2019
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Medical research
Roadmap to guide progress toward replacing animal use in toxicity testing
Sixteen federal agencies partnered to develop a strategic roadmap that offers a new framework for the safety testing of drugs and chemicals, which aims to provide more human relevant toxicology data while reducing the use ...
Jan 30, 2018
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Medical research
Statistical component model to identify associations between chemicals and toxicological effects
The joint Aalto University, Karolinska Institute and Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland (FIMM) study included over 1,300 known pharmaceutical molecules, on which there is a wealth of measurement data available.
Aug 10, 2017
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Neuroscience
Novel method to detect toxic effects of chemicals could reduce need for animal testing
Traditional toxicological investigations performed on animals (in vivo) are expensive, time-consuming and may cause animal suffering. But research from Umeå University demonstrates that a neuronal cell model, derived from ...
Apr 24, 2017
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