Toxicological insight into the science behind a recent report highlighting levels of a potential carcinogen in carbonated beverages. Our scientists analyze the data and identify whether or not the carcinogen poses a health risk for humans.
Nobel Laureate Sir John B. Gurdon, DPhil, DSc, FRS, will kick off the largest gathering of toxicologists in the world at the Society of Toxicology Annual Meeting and ToxExpo. The meeting from March 23-27, 2014, will feature almost 170 scientific sessions and 2,900 abstracts.
With renewed focus from Congress on reforming the Toxic Substances Control Act, scientists from the Society of Toxicology are meeting and working with Members of Congress and their staffs to ensure sound scientific portions of any resulting bill.
The Society of Toxicology (SOT) honors dozens of educators and students through its awarding of 2014 educator and student-focused awards. Aimed at supporting further scientific and education endeavors, these student and educator awards range from the recognition of esteemed professors to grants for new research.
Several outstanding scientists are being honored with awards from the Society of Toxicology (SOT), a professional association of more than 7,700 toxicologists. Each year, the Society recognizes scientists who have made impactful contributions to the field of toxicology.
Is air pollution connected with increases in obesity, diabetes, and chronic kidney disease? Researchers are providing insight into that question at the Society of Toxicology (SOT) 53rd Annual Meeting and ToxExpo in Phoenix, Ariz.
With biofuels being used globally on a wider scale than ever before, scientists are discussing the implications of their use on human and environmental health at the Society of Toxicology (SOT) 53rd Annual Meeting and ToxExpo in Phoenix, Ariz.
Toxicologists are presenting information on the uses of nanotechnology in food and food packaging and the current efforts to assure the safe development of the technology at the Society of Toxicology (SOT) 53rd Annual Meeting and ToxExpo in Phoenix, Ariz.
Toxicologists are revealing new methods and models for estimating infants’ exposure to persistent organic pollutants (POPs) at the Society of Toxicology (SOT) 53rd Annual Meeting and ToxExpo in Phoenix, Ariz.
With obesity affecting 30 percent of the US population, toxicologists and other scientists are exploring how exposure to environmental chemicals might be exacerbating this and other health problems. They are discussing some of their findings today at the Society of Toxicology (SOT) 53rd Annual Meeting and ToxExpo in Phoenix, Ariz.
The nutritional supplement industry—makers of vitamins, minerals, and other supplements—is one of the fastest growing industries in the world, but despite dietary supplements’ widespread use, there is a lack of premarket approval in some countries and a general lack of information on the safety of these products. This scarcity of testing and information is being addressed today at the Society of Toxicology (SOT) 53rd Annual Meeting and ToxExpo in Phoenix, Ariz.
In 2013, more than half a million people were employed in the horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing industry. As with any industrial activity, the question of whether there are worker health issues must be addressed. Experts are exploring this topic today at the Society of Toxicology (SOT) 53rd Annual Meeting and ToxExpo in Phoenix, Ariz.
Since the rise in the use of hydraulic fracturing of shale to produce natural gas and oil, many have debated the merits and detractions of the practice. Members of the Society of Toxicology (SOT) outline how toxicological sciences can be used to determine what risks may or may not be associated with fracking.
The newly announced NIH Systemic Injury from Environmental Exposure (SIEE) study section represents the culmination of a decade of effort by the Society of Toxicology to more closely align the scientific background and expertise of NIH’s research proposal reviewers to the science they are being asked to review.
Renowned biologist J. Craig Venter, PhD, will deliver the plenary lecture at the Society of Toxicology’s 54th Annual Meeting and ToxExpo, March 22–26, 2015, in San Diego, California. Conference brings together more than 6,000 scientists annually.
The Society of Toxicology (SOT) is partnering with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to provide high-quality, cutting-edge scientific information on the intersection between toxicology and food safety in new colloquia.
The Society of Toxicology (SOT) — the world’s largest and preeminent association representing the field of toxicology — is honoring three scientific leaders with 2015 SOT Awards and invitations to speak at the Society’s 54th Annual Meeting & ToxExpo.
The Society of Toxicology (SOT) — the world’s largest and preeminent association representing the field of toxicology — is recognizing the field’s top researchers and scientists today through the announcement of recipients of 2015 SOT Awards that honor individuals who are advancing the field of toxicology.
The Society of Toxicology (SOT) — the world’s largest and preeminent association representing the field of toxicology — is honoring dozens of students, educators, and scientists from around the world today through the announcement of the 2015 SOT Awards that focus on education and diversity.
Scientists from the US Environmental Protection Agency, Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences, and Bruce Allen Consulting are being honored for publishing the best paper in Toxicological Sciences.
Toxicologists are concerned about public perception that hookah smoking is a safer alternative to other forms of tobacco use. Hookah smoking can produce carcinogens and other chemicals associated with ill health at levels similar to or higher than cigarette smoking.
Research related to cardiovascular, respiratory, and neurodegenerative diseases; cancer; food safety; biotechnology; and pharmaceuticals, among others, will be presented and discussed from March 22–26, 2015, at the San Diego Convention Center as part of the 54th Annual Meeting and ToxExpo of the Society of Toxicology (SOT).
From helping determine safe levels of common items like fluoride and caffeine to determining how environmental exposures may increase cancer risk and from using computational modeling and animal alternatives in chemical safety testing to improving patient care, the 2016 Society of Toxicology (SOT) Award recipients have had pronounced impacts on creating a safer and healthier world.
Alternative methods to animal testing, how epigenomic exposures impact health, safety of toxic metals in foods, effects of exposures to nanoparticles, generational effects of environmental exposures, and the toxicological effects of manmade and natural disasters are the topics of some of the more than 170 scientific sessions being conducted at the 55th Annual Meeting and ToxExpo of the Society of Toxicology (SOT), March 13–17, 2016, at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana.
For the last several years, an SOT Task Force has been serving as a resource to members of Congress working on a bill for chemical safety reform. The compromise bill being voted on this week by the US Congress "will protect public health for years to come," says SOT leadership.
SOT congrats Congress and President Obama for the passage and adoption of the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act. The bill contains strong, objective, scientific underpinnings and will protect public health for years to come.
There generally are two approaches used to indirectly assess proarrhythmic risk, but some researchers believe that human induced pluripotent stem-cell derived (hiPSC)-cardiomyocytes offer an opportunity to change the paradigm.
Toxicologists who research health, exposure-related disease, and susceptibility are actually concurrently studying the consequences of epigenetic regulation, which is why an understanding of toxicoepigenetics is so important.
The 2017 SOT Awards recipients have studied the role of pesticide exposure on neurodegenerative diseases, connections between chemicals and the susceptibility to allergies and asthma, risk assessment, alternative test methods and strategies, and more, in their efforts to improve public, animal and environmental health.
The later-in-life effects of early life exposure to inorganic arsenic, reducing the toxicity of cancer treatments, advances in organs-on-a-chip and other alternative test methods, how to translate in vitro research to real-world understanding, controversies in pesticide toxicology, and the reproductive and developmental effects of botanical dietary supplements are just a few of the cutting-edge scientific topics being explored at the Society of Toxicology (SOT) 56th Annual Meeting and ToxExpo.
A rise in caloric consumption combined with a decrease in physical activity has contributed to a boom of metabolic diseases, such as type 2 diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular diseases (e.g., heart failure and stroke).
With increasing reports of and concerns about opioid abuse, there are actions toxicologists can take to help prevent and treat the problem.
Scientific research and publishing over the past decade has experienced some substantial transformations—and not in a good way. With an increasing number of poor-quality scientific journals appearing in the marketplace, it is important to know how to recognize potential scams.
The October 2017 issue of Toxicological Sciences (Vol. 159, Issue 2) includes a wide range of articles on topics representing the latest in toxicological research and advances.
Editor's Highlights include papers on aryl hydrocarbon receptor activation and neutrophil function; transcriptomic analysis of TCE and PCE in the liver and kidney; functional genomics of TCE metabolites genotoxicity; and increased aflatoxin b1 damage in pregnant mice.
The Society of Toxicology (SOT) has approved a new Issue Statement on food and feed safety related to genetically engineered (GE) crops (commonly referred to as GMOs). The Society's journal, Toxicological Sciences, also has published a new forum article that provides an in-depth review of 20+ years of GE research.
The Society of Toxicology (SOT) has approved a new Issue Statement on the issues and complexities associated with understanding the health risk from low-level arsenic exposure.
Through its awards, SOT honors more than two dozen groundbreaking scientists, emerging leaders, postdoctoral researchers, and graduate students who are advancing the science of toxicology. The SOT Awards also recognize the contributions of educators and science communicators as they work to encourage students to pursue STEM careers and improve public understanding of the connection between scientific research and public health.
January 2018 issue of SOT journal honors the publication's 20-year history and features the newest, groundbreaking research in toxicology.
With more than 6,500 individuals from around the world in attendance, the Society of Toxicology (SOT) 57th Annual Meeting and ToxExpo will feature leading experts from across the broad range of disciplines and specialties that inform and advance toxicology.
Despite a worldwide increase in individuals aged 60 or older, few issues in toxicological science associated with the aging process have been addressed, and the elderly remain a largely understudied, vulnerable population. SOT hosting meeting to discuss research and issues related to this topic.
The Toxicological Sciences 20th anniversary celebration continues with articles on mitochondrial toxicity and organophosphorus compounds, in addition to featured papers on metabolic syndrome; paternal exposures and offspring’s mitochondria; data fusion and AOPs; DNA damage assay predictability; and imaging mammary epithelial organoids.
Articles on personal care product chemicals; PBPK modeling; 2D vs 3D for drug-induced liver injury; zebrafish and drug discovery; glutathione restoration and acetaminophen; high-throughput screening for thyroid hormone T4; and genetically engineered food crops featured in new Toxicological Sciences.
New Toxicological Sciences features a historical perspective and contemporary review of zebrafish as a model in toxicology. There also are highlighted papers on dietary intervention for pulmonary injury; PBPK modeling for PFOA risk; IVIVE and toxicokinetics; and microelectrode arrays and seizures.
Copper exposure’s link Alzheimer’s disease, the effects of consumer microbials on the colon, a potential prostate-based activation of a carcinogen in cooked meat, and the impact of hydraulic fracturing mixtures on the immune system featured in latest issue of Toxicological Sciences.
Air pollution; thorax toxicology; PBPK modeling of antibiotics in dairy cattle; PCBs & steatohepatitis; uranium mine particles & cardiopulmonary toxicity; green plasticizers & reproductive health; and antiandrogenic mixtures & male reproduction featured in latest issue of Toxicological Sciences
Papers on nephrotoxicity, nanomaterial genotoxicity, machine learning; arsenic and telomere length in children; iPSC-derived cardiomyoctes for drug safety studies; and asthma, air pollution, and immunity featured in latest issue of Toxicological Sciences
Papers on stem cell methods and models in toxicology; comparative toxicogenomics and AOPs; machine vs. animal models; pesticides and asthma; and estimating risk without animals featured in latest issue of Toxicological Sciences.
Description: Papers on carcinogenesis; organophosphate flame retardants and zebrafish behavior; AHR gene targeting and hepatotoxicity; nontoxic substructures; and genistein and type 1 diabetes featured in latest issue of Toxicological Sciences.
Description: Papers on inflammasomes and Parkinson’s disease; gas extraction and amphibian health; SeqAPASS; and androgen receptor HTS featured in latest issue of Toxicological Sciences.
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