Pet tags link widely used flame retardant to hyperthyroidism in cats

Now, researchers reporting in ACS’ Environmental Science & Technology have associated hyperthyroidism with another class of flame retardants, using silicone pet tags similar to the popular wristbands that many people wear for charitable causes.
3-Jul-2019 10:30 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Mattresses could emit higher levels of VOCs during sleep

Researchers reporting in ACS’ Environmental Science & Technology have measured the emission rates of the gaseous compounds released by several types of polyurethane mattresses under simulated sleeping conditions.
3-Jul-2019 10:30 AM EDT Add to Favorites

A Homing Beacon for Chemotherapy Drugs

Researchers have made a hydrogel that, when injected near tumors in mice, recruits drugs to shrink the tumor with fewer side effects. They report their results in ACS Central Science.
7-Jun-2019 10:00 AM EDT Add to Favorites

A Comprehensive Look at Cow’s Milk

Milk is a staple of the human diet, full of key nutrients such as protein, carbohydrates, fats, and vitamins. Today, scientists report in ACS’ Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry a comprehensive, centralized database of all known bovine...
12-Apr-2019 10:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Parboiling Method Reduces Inorganic Arsenic in Rice

Contamination of rice with arsenic is a major problem in some regions of the world with high rice consumption.
12-Apr-2019 10:15 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Transparent Wood Can Store and Release Heat (Video)

Wood may seem more at home in log cabins than modern architecture, but a specially treated type of timber could be tomorrow’s trendy building material. Today, scientists report a new kind of transparent wood that not only transmits light, but also...
19-Mar-2019 8:00 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Nanomaterials Give Plants ‘Super’ Abilities (Video)

Science-fiction writers have long envisioned human–machine hybrids that wield extraordinary powers. However, “super plants” with integrated nanomaterials may be much closer to reality than cyborgs.
19-Mar-2019 8:00 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Making Lead Pipes Safe (Video)

Lead leaching from pipes into the water supply is a serious public health concern. If water sources or treatments are changed, the new chemistry can cause previously safe water distribution systems to begin releasing lead, as the crisis in Flint,...
19-Mar-2019 8:00 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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