toxins

University of Iowa researchers have discovered what causes the lethal effects of staphylococcal infective endocarditis – a serious bacterial infection of heart valves that kills approximately 20,000 Americans each year. According to the UI study, the culprits are superantigens — toxins produced...

Engineers at the University of California, San Diego have invented a "nanosponge" capable of safely removing a broad class of dangerous toxins from the bloodstream - including toxins produced by MRSA, E. coli, poisonous snakes and bees. These nanosponges, which thus far have been studied in...

Government limits on mold toxins present naturally in grain crops should be expanded to include so-called "masked mycotoxins" that change from harmless to potentially harmful forms in the body, a new study concludes. It appears in ACS' journal Chemical Research in Toxicology. Chiara Dall'Asta...

A number of environmental toxins pose considerable health threats to humans, and the heavy metal cadmium (Cd) ranks high on the list. Most of us are exposed to it through plant-derived foods such as grains and vegetables. Now, new research offers ways in which investigators can reduce the amount...

Are you a fan of cheap, trendy jewelry? Do you stock up each season with dangly earrings and bangle sets from Forever 21? Have you ever owned anything from Claire's? Me too! But bad news, ladies: Our costume jewelry could be killing us, or at least poisoning us slowly. A new study from...

The most poisonous substance on Earth - already used medically in small doses to treat certain nerve disorders and facial wrinkles - could be re-engineered for an expanded role in helping millions of people with rheumatoid arthritis, asthma, psoriasis and other diseases, scientists are...

Researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine have found high levels of food toxins called Advanced Glycation End products (AGEs) in infants. Excessive food AGEs, through both maternal blood transmission and baby formula, could together significantly increase children's risk for diseases such...

Babies and toddlers with congenital heart disease are at an increased risk of having harmful toxins in their blood, particularly following surgery, according to research by a team at Imperial College London. The study, published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine...

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i have a laser printer in my room (its a brother hl 2270 DW). I just got it and I use it around once a week, and at times, i print over 500 pages of documents. The printer itself is very efficient, but it emits a lot of air that smells like burnt rubber. Is there a hazard to having the...

cytosol? In plant cells, why are toxins such as nicotine, cocaine, and caffeine found in vacuoles instead of the cytosol? a.) Toxins are degraded in the vacuoles, preventing them from harming the cell. b.) Toxins in vacuoles are sequestered from the rest of the cell, where they could do harm...

The brain is forever chattering to itself, via electrical impulses sent along its hard-wired neuronal "Ethernet." These e-messages are translated into chemical transmissions, allowing communication across the narrow cleft separating one neuron from another or between neurons and their target...

Symptoms: 1st 36 to 48 hours, staggered gate like they are drunk, excessive hunger and thirst, slight labored breathing, the last 5 to 6 hours, kidney failure and seizers. All blood test come back clean with no problems. Both dogs tested for anti-freeze poison and it not that! Total time line...

or cause cancer? As an avid backpacker, one of the most convenient and favorite ways to eat is to prepare "bag meals" with a bunch of dry ingredients (ie. couscous, dried cherries, instant potatoes, etc) and cook them by adding boiling water. I use "freezer bags" which are basically a thick type...

Hi and Happy new year! I like to do a cleansing a couple, few times a year. Awhile back after donating blood for the first time, (shame on me for not doing it sooner) I was wondering about how my body was going to regenerate this pint of blood that is now gone? I understand that it will but in...