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Safety Assessment
Safety Assessment: like risk assessment, is the process of characterizing the nature and likelihood of a harmful effect to individuals or populations from certain human activities.
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JAN 07, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
This week, 23andMe, the consumer genetic testing giant, announced that it has begun a phase 1 clinical trial o ...Written By: J. Bryce OrtizJAN 05, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Researchers were assessing the presence of bacteria in wild hedgehogs which are found in Europe and New Zealand, and fou ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 01, 2022Cannabis Sciences
Results from a new study published in Nature’s Scientific Reports suggest that the carboxylated (i.e., acidic) for ...Written By: Nadine HusamiDEC 23, 2021Cannabis Sciences
Researchers from Colorado State University and the University of Colorado Boulder have just released the first study to ...Written By: Nadine HusamiDEC 17, 2021Cannabis Sciences
The first of its kind, a study assessing the effects of cannabidiol (CBD) treatment on dog behavior, was recently publis ...Written By: Nadine HusamiDEC 16, 2021Microbiology
About half of Americans have used at least one prescription drug at some point in the past thirty days, according to dat ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 09, 2021Cannabis Sciences
Research suggests that Cannabis sativa-derived cannabinoids – such as cannabidiol (CBD), Δ9tetrahydrocannabi ...Written By: Nadine HusamiDEC 06, 2021Health & Medicine
As the cannabis industry expands, workers are reporting health concerns associated with working in a cultivation center ...Written By: Kerry CharronNOV 28, 2021Cardiology
At one time, low doses of aspirin were recommended to some people to ward off heart attacks, and they still may be for s ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 04, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
Your Grandma's favorite eyeglasses may soon find their way to the trashcan. Last Friday, October 29th, the United States ...Written By: J. Bryce OrtizNOV 03, 2021Plants & Animals
To the people of Samoa, the medicinal qualities of a tree known as matalafi are well known. Now scientists are bringing ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 20, 2021Earth & The Environment
In July 2021, Maine legislators took a huge step in banning forever chemicals, also known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl su ...Written By: Hannah DanielOCT 05, 2021Microbiology
Antibiotic resistance is seen as a growing threat to public health, and scientists have been trying to develop new antib ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 29, 2021Cardiology
Human activities such as burning fossil fuels have been the primary driver of climate change over the past two centuries ...Written By: Christopher DiMaioSEP 20, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a retrovirus, which is a type of virus that can write its genetic material into th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 15, 2021Health & Medicine
As Delta has become the dominant SARS-CoV-2 variant causing COVID-19 infections in the United States, researchers and he ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 04, 2021Microbiology
Antibiotic resistant bacteria pose a potentially serious threat to public health. There are a variety of ways that peopl ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 29, 2021Microbiology
Viruses are not the only microbes that can cause serious public health problems. Researchers have been warning about a p ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 10, 2021Health & Medicine
Delta-8 THC is an ingredient in hemp that can get you high like THC but is currently federally legal due to a loophole i ...Written By: Angela DowdenJUN 06, 2021Microbiology
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is warning chicken consumers and people that keep live poultry at h ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 24, 2021Genetics & Genomics
In Brazil, automotive battery plants use lead to make their products, exposing workers to the element, which is abundant ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 16, 2021Microbiology
Organic food has been touted as healthier, but that's been debated. While meat that is produced organically now has to m ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 13, 2021Chemistry & Physics
New research published in the journal PLOS ONE details the discovery of trace quantities of organic matter in concrete s ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 11, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Vaccines are mostly known as tools to prevent illness. But cancer vaccines are a bit different, and aim to treat existin ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
JAN 07, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
This week, 23andMe, the consumer genetic testing giant, announced that it has begun a phase 1 clinical trial o
...
Written By:
J. Bryce Ortiz
JAN 05, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers were assessing the presence of bacteria in wild hedgehogs which are found in Europe and New Zealand, and fou
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 01, 2022
Cannabis Sciences
Results from a new study published in Nature’s Scientific Reports suggest that the carboxylated (i.e., acidic) for
...
Written By:
Nadine Husami
DEC 23, 2021
Cannabis Sciences
Researchers from Colorado State University and the University of Colorado Boulder have just released the first study to
...
Written By:
Nadine Husami
DEC 17, 2021
Cannabis Sciences
The first of its kind, a study assessing the effects of cannabidiol (CBD) treatment on dog behavior, was recently publis
...
Written By:
Nadine Husami
DEC 16, 2021
Microbiology
About half of Americans have used at least one prescription drug at some point in the past thirty days, according to dat
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 09, 2021
Cannabis Sciences
Research suggests that Cannabis sativa-derived cannabinoids – such as cannabidiol (CBD), Δ9tetrahydrocannabi
...
Written By:
Nadine Husami
DEC 06, 2021
Health & Medicine
As the cannabis industry expands, workers are reporting health concerns associated with working in a cultivation center
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
NOV 28, 2021
Cardiology
At one time, low doses of aspirin were recommended to some people to ward off heart attacks, and they still may be for s
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 04, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Your Grandma's favorite eyeglasses may soon find their way to the trashcan. Last Friday, October 29th, the United States
...
Written By:
J. Bryce Ortiz
NOV 03, 2021
Plants & Animals
To the people of Samoa, the medicinal qualities of a tree known as matalafi are well known. Now scientists are bringing
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 20, 2021
Earth & The Environment
In July 2021, Maine legislators took a huge step in banning forever chemicals, also known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl su
...
Written By:
Hannah Daniel
OCT 05, 2021
Microbiology
Antibiotic resistance is seen as a growing threat to public health, and scientists have been trying to develop new antib
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 29, 2021
Cardiology
Human activities such as burning fossil fuels have been the primary driver of climate change over the past two centuries
...
Written By:
Christopher DiMaio
SEP 20, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a retrovirus, which is a type of virus that can write its genetic material into th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 15, 2021
Health & Medicine
As Delta has become the dominant SARS-CoV-2 variant causing COVID-19 infections in the United States, researchers and he
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 04, 2021
Microbiology
Antibiotic resistant bacteria pose a potentially serious threat to public health. There are a variety of ways that peopl
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 29, 2021
Microbiology
Viruses are not the only microbes that can cause serious public health problems. Researchers have been warning about a p
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 10, 2021
Health & Medicine
Delta-8 THC is an ingredient in hemp that can get you high like THC but is currently federally legal due to a loophole i
...
Written By:
Angela Dowden
JUN 06, 2021
Microbiology
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is warning chicken consumers and people that keep live poultry at h
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 24, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
In Brazil, automotive battery plants use lead to make their products, exposing workers to the element, which is abundant
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 16, 2021
Microbiology
Organic food has been touted as healthier, but that's been debated. While meat that is produced organically now has to m
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 13, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
New research published in the journal PLOS ONE details the discovery of trace quantities of organic matter in concrete s
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 11, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Vaccines are mostly known as tools to prevent illness. But cancer vaccines are a bit different, and aim to treat existin
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch