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Human health risk assessment
Human health risk assessments are used to minimize potential hazards that impact the health of a person or group. There is no standardized human health risk assessment as each unique situation and population would warrant personalized assessment procedures. General guidance dictates four phases to include in a human health risk assessment: 1) identifying the potential hazard, 2) assessing the overall exposure, 3) determining the impact of increasing degrees of exposure to the hazard, and 4) characterizing the risk.
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FEB 09, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Music can be great for our mental health, and music is sometimes used as a form of therapy. But it can also seem like cr ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 02, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have gained new insight into an eating disorder called ARFID, and the work has revealed that genetics are ha ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 01, 2023Microbiology
Even after decades of research, the cause of the most common form of dementia, Alzheimer's disease, is unclear. Evidence ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 31, 2023Cardiology
The "fight or flight" response causes different reactions in male and female hearts, which may explain sex differences i ...Written By: Savannah LoganJAN 22, 2023Neuroscience
A study published in Scientific Reports found a link between viral infection risk and an individual's alertness and ...Written By: Kerry CharronJAN 20, 2023Neuroscience
While it may not be surprising the gut microbes can affect gut health, gut microbes are also thought to influence neurod ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 17, 2023Microbiology
Fungi that can cause lung infections are all over our environment. Recent research has highlighted how much fungal speci ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 06, 2023Microbiology
Humans carry around trillions of microbes in the gastrointestinal tract, and research has shown that the gut microbiome ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 19, 2022Microbiology
The microbes in the gut can metabolize some of the foods we eat to produce new molecules, some of which can affect our h ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 13, 2022Plants & Animals
Scientists believe COVID-19 is still highly transmissible between species based on computer simulations of mammalian cro ...Written By: Kerry CharronNOV 29, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
A common chemotherapy drug may make future generations more susceptible to disease. The corresponding study was publishe ...Written By: Annie LennonNOV 16, 2022Genetics & Genomics
After only a few months of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers had identified the virus that causes the disease, SARS-CoV ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 12, 2022Health & Medicine
After only a few months of the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists and clinicians knew that the virus could cause myriad healt ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 05, 2022Health & Medicine
We know of some risk factors for autism spectrum disorder, and like other neuropsychiatric disorders, there is a genetic ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 31, 2022Space & Astronomy
In a recent study published in Heliyon, an international team of researchers led by Osaka City University in Japan exami ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScOCT 31, 2022Immunology
Gut bacteria have been linked to an ever-increasing number of diseases. Research is now going beyond establishing a link ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 24, 2022Neuroscience
Women tend to get Alzheimer's disease at a significantly higher rate than men; about two-thirds of people with the neuro ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 16, 2022Neuroscience
A recent report by the 2022 Lancet Neurology Commission has highlighted the prevalence of traumatic brain injury, which ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 13, 2022Immunology
SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is generally known to infect cells in the nose and respiratory tract by latc ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 06, 2022Neuroscience
Researchers have found that when fed a fasting-mimicking diet, mice genetically engineered to develop Alzheimer's di ...Written By: Annie LennonSEP 08, 2022Genetics & Genomics
A recent study has outlined the findings from a 17-year study of almost 500 people who experienced trauma in childhood. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 29, 2022Microbiology
The microbes in our bodies can have a significant influence on our health and well-being. While many studies investigati ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 17, 2022Health & Medicine
Stress is inevitable, at times overwhelming, and when in the thick of it, it can feel insurmountable. However, sometimes ...Written By: Joshua AehJUL 27, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Excessive or binge drinking can cause plenty of immediate problems for drinkers, like risky behaviors, car crashes, viol ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
FEB 09, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Music can be great for our mental health, and music is sometimes used as a form of therapy. But it can also seem like cr
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 02, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have gained new insight into an eating disorder called ARFID, and the work has revealed that genetics are ha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 01, 2023
Microbiology
Even after decades of research, the cause of the most common form of dementia, Alzheimer's disease, is unclear. Evidence
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 31, 2023
Cardiology
The "fight or flight" response causes different reactions in male and female hearts, which may explain sex differences i
...
Written By:
Savannah Logan
JAN 22, 2023
Neuroscience
A study published in Scientific Reports found a link between viral infection risk and an individual's alertness and
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
JAN 20, 2023
Neuroscience
While it may not be surprising the gut microbes can affect gut health, gut microbes are also thought to influence neurod
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 17, 2023
Microbiology
Fungi that can cause lung infections are all over our environment. Recent research has highlighted how much fungal speci
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 06, 2023
Microbiology
Humans carry around trillions of microbes in the gastrointestinal tract, and research has shown that the gut microbiome
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 19, 2022
Microbiology
The microbes in the gut can metabolize some of the foods we eat to produce new molecules, some of which can affect our h
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 13, 2022
Plants & Animals
Scientists believe COVID-19 is still highly transmissible between species based on computer simulations of mammalian cro
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
NOV 29, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
A common chemotherapy drug may make future generations more susceptible to disease. The corresponding study was publishe
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 16, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
After only a few months of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers had identified the virus that causes the disease, SARS-CoV
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 12, 2022
Health & Medicine
After only a few months of the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists and clinicians knew that the virus could cause myriad healt
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 05, 2022
Health & Medicine
We know of some risk factors for autism spectrum disorder, and like other neuropsychiatric disorders, there is a genetic
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 31, 2022
Space & Astronomy
In a recent study published in Heliyon, an international team of researchers led by Osaka City University in Japan exami
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
OCT 31, 2022
Immunology
Gut bacteria have been linked to an ever-increasing number of diseases. Research is now going beyond establishing a link
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 24, 2022
Neuroscience
Women tend to get Alzheimer's disease at a significantly higher rate than men; about two-thirds of people with the neuro
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 16, 2022
Neuroscience
A recent report by the 2022 Lancet Neurology Commission has highlighted the prevalence of traumatic brain injury, which
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 13, 2022
Immunology
SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is generally known to infect cells in the nose and respiratory tract by latc
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 06, 2022
Neuroscience
Researchers have found that when fed a fasting-mimicking diet, mice genetically engineered to develop Alzheimer's di
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
SEP 08, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
A recent study has outlined the findings from a 17-year study of almost 500 people who experienced trauma in childhood.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 29, 2022
Microbiology
The microbes in our bodies can have a significant influence on our health and well-being. While many studies investigati
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 17, 2022
Health & Medicine
Stress is inevitable, at times overwhelming, and when in the thick of it, it can feel insurmountable. However, sometimes
...
Written By:
Joshua Aeh
JUL 27, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Excessive or binge drinking can cause plenty of immediate problems for drinkers, like risky behaviors, car crashes, viol
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch