Arsenic occurs naturally and is found in groundwater in Texas and elsewhere. Getty Images New research findings from the Texas A&M University School of Public Health indicate that exposure to even low levels of arsenic poses significant health risks, including an increased risk of kidney cancer.
Professor Jun-Yan Liu as a postdoctoral fellow in the Bruce Hammock lab, UC Davis. This image was taken in 2010. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey) Consuming too much added sugar can increase the risk of chronic diseases such as Type 2 diabetes,
Over the last 20 years, vast advancements in the field of biotechnology have led to the development of a research approach called multi-omics, which looks at multiple layers of biological information—like gene expression, proteins, and metabolites—all at once to get a complete
A first-of-its-kind study has measured the toxicity of several types of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), better known as “forever chemicals,” when mixed together in the environment and in the human body. The good news: Most of the tested chemicals’ individual cytotoxicity
Research led by the Keck School of Medicine of USC has shown that levels of “forever chemicals” in the blood are linked with disruptions to a fundamental pillar of health — sleep. In the first study to examine that relationship in young
“Our findings were highly sex-specific,” said Wang. In women, researchers identified an association with longer QRS duration, or contraction of the ventricles, and dysfunction of the electrical impulses of the heart. “It was particularly pronounced in women with higher body mass indexes,”
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Living less than about one-third of a mile from pesticide use prior to conception and during early pregnancy could increase the risk of stillbirths, according to new research led by researchers at the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health and
With kids at risk, parents need better wildfire smoke warnings Story by Leila Okahata Revising existing infographics could make it easier for families to know what to do during wildfire season, UO study suggests Air pollution infographics currently used by U.S. government
A UC Riverside environmental engineering team has discovered specific bacterial species that can destroy certain kinds of “forever chemicals,” a step further toward low-cost treatments of contaminated drinking water sources. Yujie Men (UCR/Stan Lim) The microorganisms belong to the genus Acetobacterium and